Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Summer 1980

A Galapagos Hawk

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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

GUELPH AWMNUS

Summer 1980 Vol. 13, No.3

Galapagos

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UNI VERSITY OF GUELPH ALU M

ASSOCIATION

HONORARY PRESIDENT:

Professor Dona Id F. Forster.

PRESIDENT: Dr. Tom DeGeer. OVC '54.

PAST PRESIDE N : Janice (Robertson) Par(\ow, Arts

'70.

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT: Jackie (Wem yss)

Wright , CBS ' 74 .

VICE PRESIDENTS : Dr. Clirrord Barker, OVC '41;

Ewart Carberry, OAC '44 ; Peter McMullen, CPS '76 ;

Richard Moccia, CBS ' 76; Anne Vaughan, Arts '77;

Jane (Vollick) Webster , FACS '75 .

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SECRETAR Y: Barry Stahlbaum, CPS '74 .

DIRECTORS: Brian Allen, CPS '72 ; Peter Anderson,

Well. '69; Les Dunn, CBS '76; Lynn (Morrow)

Featherston, Mac '68; Elizabeth Heeney, Mac '71;

Alvin Jory, CSS '74; Pat (Shier) Mighton, OAC '64 ;

Edith LeLacheur, Arts '72; Debbie (Nash) Chambers,

Arts '77; Dr. Mel Poland, OVC '44; Ambrose Samulski,

CBS '73; Glenn Powell, OAC '62; Dr. Stan Ward, OVC

'36.

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS Frances Adams ,

President, University of Guel ph Central Student

Associa tion; John Babcock, OAC '54, Director of

Alumni Affairs and Development; Dr. C. Robert Buck,

OVC '46, President, O, V,c. Alumni Association; Judith

Carson, Arts '75, President, Arts Alumni Association;

Barbara Hinds, CSS '74, President, C.S,S. Alumni

Association; Pat Legris, President, Graduate Students

Association; Karen (Snyder) McDougall, FACS '73,

Presidenl, M ac-FACS Alumni Association; Dr. Clare

Rennie, OAC '47, P residenl, O.A,C. Alumni

Associalion; William Sanford, CPS '73, Presidenl,

c. p .s. Alumni Associalion; AI Sippel, CBS '75,

President, C. B,S. Alumni Association,

TREASURER: James Elmslie.

ASSOCIATE SECRETARY: Rosemary Clark, Mac ' 59.

The Cuelph Alumnus is publi s hed by the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development in co-o peration with the Department of Information , Uni versit y of Guelph .

The Editorial Committee is comprised of Editor, Derek Wing, Publications Officer, Department of Alumni Affairs and Development ; John Babcock , OAC ' 54, Director of Alumni Affairs and Development ; Erich Barth, Art Director, Department of Information ; Rosemar y Clark, Mac ' 59, Assista nt Director for Alumni Programs; Douglas Waters ton , Director of Information ; Donald Josc, OAC '49 , Assista nt Director of Information .

The Editorial Ad visory Board of the Uni ve rsity of Guelph Alumni Association is comprised of Ewart Carberry, OAC '44, Chairm a n; Dr. Allan Au stin; Dr. Donald Barnum. OVC '41; W. John Bowles, CSS '72 ; Judith Carson , Arts '75; Pete r Hohenadel , OAC '75 ; Olive (Thompson) Thompson , Mac '3 5; S a ndra Webster , CSS '75 Ex-Officio : John Babcock, OAC '54; Janice (Robertson) Partlow , Art s '70.

Undelivered copies should be returned to the

Department of Alumni Affairs and Development,

University of Guelph, Guelph , Ontario N I G 2W I.

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By Ann Middleton he inhospitable Galapagos Islands, 600 miles off the coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean, have stoica lly endured many invasions. Over the aeons since these volcanic islands rose from the sea, animals and man have gradually colonized them. It is generally agreed that the animals and plants arrived accidently at very wide intervals during the islands' history, creating the distinctive nora and fauna for which the area is now famous.

Man came much later, first as representatives of the church.

St. Fray Tomas de Berlanga, Bishop of Panama, visited the islands in 1535, and, like many later callers, experienced great privations. He searched vainly for water, and was forced to chew cacti for refreshment in the unendurable heat in an environment which, in some parts, resembles the surface of the moon.

"It looked as though God had caused it to rain stones," the bishop wrote.

Later, buccaneers, then whalers, vt sited the islands. In 1835 Charles Darwin on the good ship Beagle heralded the first scientific expedition. He took back samples of the island's finches that later led him to write The Origin of Species.

Fitzroy, captain of the Beagle, recorded the prospect on that visit. "black dismal-looking heaps of broken lava, forming a shore fit for Pandemonium. " Soon after Darwin 's visit , water was discovered in the hills of several islands and settlements were founded. Although the colonists found the islands scarcely less inviting than the earlier visitors, settlements ha ve persis ted.

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noV! a valua bJe source of foreign currency as a tourist attraction. Unfortulilately, the tameness of the fauna, so appealing to tourists, has led to the extinction of some species. Whalers, residents and visitililg scientists have all taken their toll of Galapagos animals.

The despoilage started with the slaughter of the giant tortoises, beloved for their fresh meat and piquant navor in soup by settlers and whalers alike.

Tortoises, weighing up to 500 pounds and standing four feet tall, were taken aboard whaling ships and turned on their backs. The cum bersome creatures were unable to right themselves but stayed alive for weeks, providing fresh food for sailors whose normal fare was salt pork and ship's biscuit.

Later callers killed or collected the scarce land iguanas and bird s, all of which are currently protected. Now, all scientific research is carried out under the umbrella of the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island, and collecting has been effectively stopped.

The islands, however, continue to act as a magnet for scientists from around the world. The famous tortoises are an example of the appeal the rare creatures of Galapagos hold for the zoological world.

Descended from a single common South American ancestor, these animals have evolved different characteristics on each island, as have the marine and land iguanas, the lizards and finches collected by Darwin.

The famous evolutioni st, on his visit to the Galapagos Islands, wa s a young man who had spent many years studying theology in preparation for a career in the church. When he left Engl a nd on the Beagle he was still a confirmed believer ,i n creation. At the Galapagos he became aware that one group of bird s and finches filled the niches that, in England, are filled by many groups. The 14 highl y specialized varieties- woodpecker and warbler-like, ground and cactu s finch, take the place o/' all the Engli sh warblers, woodpeckers, titmice and finches, Wh en he returned to England, five years after the Beagle set sa il from Plymouth , Darwin had a dawning realization that the theory of creation was far too simple to explain the complexitics or life on the Ga lapagos. 0

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Ron Brooks recalls running, knees in the air, feet churning through three feet of water with a bull sea lion in hot pursuit.

Although the lS00-pound beast became less intimidating with familiarity - "We learned to hold our ground and roar back." They were never popular beach mates. "They made the most disgusting noises- grunting, roaring and burping."

Once a male sea lion attains ascendancy over a territory, in this case the bay on which the camp was situated, the scientists discovered that it doesn't last long as life becomes one continuous fight over the territory. The Pinta bull suffered battle scars and finally disease, a sort of tropical chicken pox, which left it partly paralyzed .

Ron and Dolph spent considerable energy coaxing the animal back into the water, fearing it would become a giant corpse on thei r doorstep.

At least, the sea lion was not interested in human food. The lizards, doves, finches, gnats, ants, mocking birds and giant

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Land Iguana.

n the tradition of Charles Darwin, a College of Biological Science professor and two Guelph graduates went to the Galapagos lslands in 1979. Professor Ron Brooks took a six-month sabbatical which he used for behavioural studies and to aid his former student, Dolph Schluter, CBS '77, who is now working on a Ph.D . through the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on the competition in Darwin's finches.

Gladys Stephenson, CBS '78, joined the pair for five weeks.

Dolph's study took him to three small islands in the north of the archipelago足 Pinta, Marchena and Tower. Terrain there varies from white beaches and lava plains, where prickly pear grows to a height of 20 feet, to sculptured rivers of solidified lava and humid tropical forest. Inside the now quiescent volcanic cones, lava lakes stretch grey and barren. However still they appear, the giants are only sleeping. Pinta has erupted during this century and the granu old man of the volcano still snores away decp in the core, sending gusts of hot air to the surface through fumaroles that make the already intense heat cven more furnace-like.

The scientists had the most luxurious camp on the Galapagos, and the only chair in the northern islands. On Pinta, the camp was set on the edge of a white sand beach with calm blue wa ter lapping the shore on calm days and pounding in as heavy surf during storms. But the tropical idyll is pure deception on islands where temperatures reach 107 degrees Fahrenheit and dip only to 80 on a cool evening. The beautiful Pacific is home to sharks and bull sea lions jealous of their lonely beaches.

Empty cans were scoured by birds and lizards. When animals weren't eating camp rations, they were taking cover to avoid becoming casualties in the inexorable food chain. Hawks circled the camp looking for doves; herons delicately cracked giant grasshoppers and gulls regurgitated squid for their young which sometimes sheltered in the tents. Frigate birds, condemned by nature to eat food caught by others, chased boobies over the tents until they too regurgitated-their fish becoming dinner for the scavengers. Doves, finches and mockingbirds, 60 or 70 at a time, covered the ground of the campsite while ants in their hundreds marched into the drinking water and gna ts, weevils and moths munched their way through the scarce and usually mouldy bread .

Gladys Stephenson had a close encounter with the islands' most dangerous animal on a hot morning when she stopped working to have a drink of water from a metal canteen in a canvas case. As the con/d. over

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The scientists had the most luxurious camp on the Galapagos.

Dolph Schluter, CBS 77. and Ron Brooks.

poisonous centipedes were.

The well-stocked camp gave all varieties of wildIife plenty of opportunity.

The scientists dined on corned beef, canned wieners, rice, noodles, tuna, canned Hungarian goulash, biscuits and chocolate (a pound a day until the supplies ran out), and when the boa t called there were fresh oranges, lim es and weevily bread. The biscuits, however, provided the greatest challenge for the wildlife.

Sixteen galJons of dry biscuits- eight of sweet, much loved by Ron, and eight of salt, favored by Dolph-were frequent casualties of rain storms. The soggy remains were spread on the ground to dry where they acted as a magnet for insects and birds alike. Finches greedily tried to cart off cookies as big as themselves and hermit crabs nibbled more daintily, leav,ing trails of crumbs through the sand.

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Fur seal. water poured down her throat, she felt something tickling her lips. Gladys had a quick look at the canteen and took another swig. By this time she felt the ridged body of a centipede through the canvas and heard the scraping of its legs against the cool metal. "I pitched it a mile away," she recalls of the incident. fortunately for Gladys, the feathery feeling came from the false antennae located at the posterior of the insect. The biting part of the centipede was at the other end of the canteen.

Ron also had an encounter with one of the giant centipedes (they grow as long as 12 inches). He was awakened from sleep by something that sounded like rain, but proved to be the pitter patter of many feet - the feet of one centipede intent on snuggling up to the naked zoologist. "That really scared me," Ron admits.

However, in the battle of naked zoologist against well-armoured centipede, zoologist won. Ron cut the creature' s head off and threw aside the body. The headless spectre ran around for two days , he reports.

Dolph Schluter's research involved mist-netting finches at fixed locations every day. The mist netting grid he designed climbed from shore to volcano cone, 2000

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feet above. Every day Dolph and Ron made the five-mile c.l imb in temperatures which averaged 95 degrees .

When he arrived in Galapagos, Ron says he was a little chubby, but by the end of three months clambering over the lava, the soft Canadian academic was a lean and hard field worker. He was further transformed by white hair and beard, bleached by the sun.

To avoid the worst heat of the day , the two men would get up at 4:00 a.m. and set out through the cacti and over the rough lava as soon as the sun provided light. "I wore out a pair of boots guaranteed for three years in three months," Ron says.

He wore gloves to protect his hands from constant falls on the uneven terrain, but in spite of this protection the men often had slow-healing cuts from the lava.

Describing the daily climbs, he says, "It was pure horror show."

However, after the finch checks were

Gladys Stephenson, mocking bird.

CBS '78, and

made every day, the Guelph professor found time for his own research which was assisted during the five weeks of her stay by Gladys. Ron, a sociobiologist who teaches courses on evolution, animal behavior and introductory zoology, carried out a behavioral study on the islands' lizards, the only land animals on Pinta and Marchena .

He decided to test sociobiological theory which says that animals fight by conventional rules. One such rule is the dictum that an animal always wins when defending its own territory. Ron removed dominant male lizards from their territories for a period of two days , meantime allowing new males to establish the areas as their territories. In every case the original owners returned to their home grounds ready to fight, bodies vibrating with the bobbing motion which is used by the lizards to express aggression. In fights that sometimes lasted as long as two days, no clear class of

winner emerged. Sometimes the original owner of the territory won; sometimes the interloper was victorious.

The behavior of a small species of fish also engaged the zoologist's interest. The blue-eyed damsel fish is normally sooty black with nashing blue eyes. This four-inch. fish hovers day and night over a single algae-covered roek路-its territory.

However, when angered the little fish undergoes an astonishing t ransformation, the head blanching and the tail turning brilliant yellow.

When a predator enters the tidal pools that are home for these fish, they nee, nashes of bl ack, white and yellow. But as soon as the danger recedes the fish rush back to their rocks and fight off all territory-hungry attackers, in true sociobiological manner.

Ron covered some of these territories, rocks of one or two feet in diameter , with other rocks to see how the owners wou,ld react. When he lifted the rocks several hours later, he found that the algae, which had made the territories valuable to the damsel fish, had been completely obliterated by hungry hermit crabs. The former owners were left foodless and in a position where they must fight better-established fish for a morsel of algae.

The adaptability of Galapagos animals left a keen impression on the Guelph zoologist. They showed "amazing adaptability, aggression and inquisitiveness was shown when food was involved ," Brooks says.

He cites the example of tiny lizards which rush to the beach as soon as a sea lion emerges from the water to cla rJ!or over the huge beast for the nies that cluster round. In the camp the scientists trained lizards to come to the sound of hand slaps on skiri for a feast of nies.

"Social roles are very powerful ," Ron says. "Nothing struck terror into the breasts of lizards, birds, crabs or wha tever, more than threats from a more dominant member of their own species. Anima,ls would rather tackle me than be forced to face their territorial neighbor on his territory."

Observing these island creatures is the closest man now can get to seeing evolution in action. "It was a field experien<;e never to be duplicated," Brooks says. "Here we existed in total isolation with a fauna virtually undisturbed by man,in isolated islands-the unparalleled grist for evolution's mill.

"These islands provide an unrivalled spectacle for an ethologist or evolutionary biologist," Brooks says. "No biologist should be allowed to miss the experience."

Would he go back~ "I can't wait," the Guelph zoologist says, but "they could lower the temperature about 25 degrees." 0

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December 13, 1966. The UGAA was established by Leiters Patent. Seated, Ito r: Dorothy R. (Anderson) James, Mac '34; Dr. John D. MacLachlan; Gordon L.E. Nixon, OAC '37; Dr. Clifford AY. Barker, OVC '41; the late Dr. H. Meldrum Legard, OVC '23. Standing, I to r: John K. Babcock, OAC '54; Dave Adams, OAC '49; the late T. Richard Hilliard, OAC '40, Jim A. Runions, OAC '55; the late Dr. John H. Ballantyne, OVC '39; the late Dr. John See, OVC '38; Helen (Bates) West, Mac '30; Dr. Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31; John Moles, OAC '36; Janice G. (SCOIt) Pennington, Mac '38; Paul W. Couse, OAC '46; Marsha I. (Stapleton) Moles, Mac '36; Paul C. Matthews, Well. '67, and Douglas L. Waterston.

Lest We Forget

By Martha Leibbrandt

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s builders of the Tower or Babel discovered to their sorrow, continuing dialogue between participants is essential in any constructive enterprise. Fortunately, in setting out to build a university at Guelph, key people in their wisdom workcd hard to keep those all-important communication lines open between the University and alumni- and they succeeded!

To mobi'lize every possible alumni resource, a special committee of two members from each of the three founding college alumni associations (O.A.C., O.V.c. and Macdonald Institute) began to meet in the spring of 1964 to discuss the formation of the U niversity of Guelph Alumni Association (UGAA). This umbrella organization, as defined by Thomas A . McEwen, then chairman of the Board of Govcrnors, was to "represent all alumni and should. . work with the administration on behalf of all alumni of all colleges, including the ncw Wellington College of Arts and Sciencc."

Members of the founding committee were Dorothy (Anderson) James, Mac '34; Mary (Robertson) McGillvray, Mac '36; the late D r. Mel Legard , OVC ' 23; Dr. George Fisher, OVC '44 ; Dave Adams, OAC '49 and Gordon Ni xon, O AC '37.

After extensive study of other alumni associations in Canada and the U .S., the

group drew up constitutional principles for the UGAA that incorporated the best of the best and yet recognized Guelph's own special needs. Director of Alumni Affairs and Development, John Babcock, OAC '54, recaHs that McGill and Queen's were highly regarded for their integrated alumni and development offices and central university alumni associations; Toronto, for the identities retained by its college associations.

The organization of Guelph's alumni associations and its Department of Alumni Affairs and Development borrowed the best from both approaches: efficient and integrated alumni/development offices and an overall alumni body that would be able to "mobilize on behalf of the University all the strength路-moral, spiritual and financial - of its alumni," without diminishing the great strengths of the college associations.

The University-wide Association was established by Letters Patent, December 13,1966. Bylaws specified that there were to be no membership fees (although new membership cards are issued each year) and, effective October 14, 1967, all graduates of the University and its founding colleges plus all college association members in good standing who were not otherwise qualified, and

Why University faculty, professional staff and members of the Board of Governors were to be automatically members. As Gordon Nixon said, "Unlike other new universities, the University of Guelph has, through its founding colleges, more than 10,000 living alumni , and an illustrious heritage dating back more than a century." With the addition of other University personnel that number was increased in October, 1967 to 11,000 Association members. As such they were to receive regularly a copy of the Guelph Alumnus, the Association's publication begun in 1967, and invitations to participate in UGAA programs and the annual Alma Mater Fund.

Until 1970, the affairs of the UGAA were managed by 24 directors: the president and senior vice-president of the UGAA, the president of the University's Student Union, the Director of Alumni Affairs and Development and the four presidents of the College alumni associations. In addition, the four College associations each nominated four other directors to represent them on the Board .

In 1970, when Macdonald Institute became the College of Family and Consumer Studies and Wellington College was replaced by the Colleges of Arts, Social Science and Physical Science-joined in 1971 by the College of Biological

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Science-the UGAA board underwent similar adjustment and expansion to accommodate them. Presently, each of the seven colleges is represented on the Board by its alumni president and three other members; and ex-officio members now include the presidents of the Central Student Association, the Graduate Students' Association, the Director of Alumni Affairs and Development and the Association Past President as well as the President and Senior Vice-President. The Board now consists of 34 voting members with the President of the University as honourary president.

Partners Throughout its history, the Association has worked in unison with the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development. Theirs has been a close partnership of on-the-spot professionals with multi-talented, hard-working volunteers-the alumni.

Again, past wisdom in placing the major areas of alumni concern-development, publications and programs-all together under one department has greatly facilitated the work of both partners..

Fruitful co-operation and co-ordination has, therefore, been possible on all fronts.

Perhaps more impressive is the number of bequests, commemorative and reunion gifts which come in throughout the year, says Jim . Bequests ranging from $2,000 to over the half million dollar mark have been received on behalf of scholarship awards and fellowships. Commemorative gifts are gaining in popularity to recognize and perpetuate the memory of alumni. Class projects are favoured by alumni on the occasion of class anniversaries. He cites as an example the class of OAC '30 celebrating its 50th anniversary with many of its members making individual gifts of $1,000, undoubtedly at great personal sacrifice.

Such gestures indicate the UGAA's success in another direction. It is understandably easier to feel a continuing interest in your old college than supportive of a university that emerged after your graduation, but thanks to the remarkably successful socilll programs of the UGAA, older graduates and new, from many different disciplines, have found a common ground, a mutual pride in Guelph. This is also reOected in the fact that many of the children, and even grandchildren, of alumni are attracted to the various programs offered at Guelph states Mr. Babcock.

De~elopment

Programs

Nowhere is this better seen, says John Babcock, than in the area of University fund-raising, euphemistically called development. James J. Elmslie, the Department's Assistant Director for Development, has been treasurer of the UGAA since the inception of the Association. He is continually being impressed by examples of, what he calls, "the tremendous spirit" of Guelph's graduates. He recalls the first campaign for the Alma Mater Fund (AMF) in 1969. The objective that year was "the unheard of figure" of $60,000, he says . Undaunted, the AMF committee managed to raise $70,816 from 2,426 donors.

Over the intervening years the two UGAA committees, the advisory council that determines project priorities and makes allocations of funds and the AMF Campaign Management Committee, have worked together to see the University go from strength to strength . This past year, the AMF, under the chairmanship of Dr. Mabel Sanderson, Mac '31, received $268,840 from 5,259 donors, an amount that in no way puts the 1969 givings in the shade so much as it shows the impressive rate of growth of the AM F and reveals Guelph graduates, young and old, according to Jim Elmslie, as among the most generous per capita in Canadian universities.

The Association's Associate Secretary, Rosemary Clark, Mac '59, Assistant Director for Alumni Programs with the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, says the right mix of social activity with a learning experience has drawn "an excellent cross-section" of graduates back to their Alma Mater over the years. Such events as Green Thumb Day and wine symposia-even foreign tours-have taken advantage of the know-how and talents of UGAA members.

Guelph horticulturalists were involved in Green Thumb Day programs, grads in the wine industry assisted in the planning of the wine symposia and Guelph faculty on leave in foreign lands conducted alumni tours of those areas. All of these successful events have helped alumni to continue to feel "part of the family " and get to know their brother and sister alumni members better.

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Mo~ing

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Program planners, however, have also been quick to adapt to changing preferences . No program is allowed to outstay its welcome.

In earlier times Homecoming, in October, was the major alumni event of the year. Now Alumni Weekend , in June, has become increasingly popular. Bowing to this trend, program planners moved the

annual meeting of the UGAA to Alumni Weekend, June 22-24 this year. They also invited the seven college alumni associations to hold their annual meetings and special events during those days for the 路first time. This year, the Colleges of Arts, Physical Science and Social Science celebrated their 10th anniversaries, making Alumni Weekend a true gathering of the clan.

Janice (Robertson) Partlow, Arts '70, UGAA immediate past president and one of a family of Guelph graduates, rejoiced in this perceptive move. "For the first time all my family could attend Alumni Weekend, together," she said.

Publications Keeping in touch is important in any family relationship. The individual college publications and the Guelph Alumnus have endeavoured to fulfill this office over the years by informing alumni of University developments, goals and accomplishments, the progress of fellow classmates and upcoming alumni events.

The Guelph Alumnus is published five times a year by the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development in co-operation with the Department of Information. It is the product of editor Derek Wing, working co-operatively with a professional editorial board and an advisory board of alumni volunteers.

This is the second issue which, to meet rising costs, has consolidated in one volume the Guelph Alumnus and the seven college alumni bulletins. It is hoped that as the reader thumbs through the 36 pages looking for the section devoted to his own college he will, in passing, enjoy hearing about what other colleges are up to.

The reader's reaction, in fact , may be similar to that of a group of about 250 UGAA members who have offered to serve in their own communities as liaison people between the University and prospective Guelph students. These volunteers, who attended briefing sessions at the University recently, found, as they became aware for the first time of many hitherto unknown areas of University endeavour, that their pride and enthusiasm for their Alma Mater was re-charged .

Continuing dialogue, first between Guelph's founding alumni associations and the administration and, now, between Guelph's "best ambassadors," as Rosemary Clark calls these graduates, and future students: this has been one of the outstanding achievements of a forum built by six people back in 1964. By setting the UGAA on a firm foundation, they ensured that it and the University would prosper over the years. 0

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Pickin' Up The Pawpaws

A U of G Arboretum Program

By John D. Ambrose.

Dr. Ambrose is the Arboretum's curator and co-ordinator of this program. He maintains contact with other rare plant activities through membership in the Threatened Plants Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Collections Committee of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta. lowering dogwood, Kentucky coffee tree, big shell bark hickory, cucumber tree, tulip tree, trumpet vine, black gum and pawpaw-do these plants lead you to think of the mountains of West Virginia, or the swamps of Georgia? Actually, every one of these species is native to extreme southern Ontario, where they reach their northern limits of natural distribution.

If you are not aware of the presence of these southern plants in our wooded areas, you are not alone. Sharon, Lois and Bram, the popular Canadian folk song group that introduced "Pickin' Up The Pawpaws" to this generation of our children, explain on their album jacket that the pawpaw is a fruit native to the southern United States.

The fact that the pawpaw and several other species are little known and thus considered rare in Ontario, is the direct concern of a new program at the University of Guelph Arboretum-the Ontario Rare Woody Plant Program.

The zone where many southern species can be found in Ontario IS appropriately called the Carolinian Floral Region (or the

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Deciduous Forest Region), a narrow band along the southern Great Lakes, roughly south from Grand Bend, along Lake Erie's north shore and up to Toronto.

The Caroli'nian Forests of Ontario are especially vulnerable due to a history of extreme deforestation and the high level of human settlement and activity (less than 3 per cent of the land is forested in some counties of southern Ontario). Even where forests are maintained and managed under ministry guidelines, these species are often threatened, since many are considered non-commercial and thus removed, even species that are valuable timber trees in the United States.

While the apparent absurdity of importing lumber of the same species that we are slowly eliminating from our own forests may in fact make economic sense, the loss of a valuable genetic resource does not. The Ontario population of these woody plants represents adaptations to our northern conditions. Tulip trees from Ontario are more likely to be suitable for forestry planting here than seedling stock from a Virginia source. Flowering dogwoods from Ontario are more likely to be winter hardy here than nursery stock from a Pennsylvania source.

While most of the species we are concerned with here are not threatened throughout their range, their northern populations in Ontario are. Thus, regional rarity is a concern to the region where untapped economic uses could be developed, as well as to the well being of our environment, in maintaining genetic diversity.

The Ontario Rare Woody Plant Program is three parted. It covers: 1. A survey of current distribution of

natural population .

2. Collection of seeds for exchange.

3. Gene banking of living, documented specimens of Ontario's rare woody plants.

The survey is in conjunction with the National Museum of Natural History's Rare Plant Atlas Project.

The seeds collected will be offered to other botanical institutions in the Arboretum's international seed exchange program.

Representative seed lots will be selected for gene banking of living specimens at the Arboretum. Those species with high economic potential (e.g., black walnut) will be put into small plantations of

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between 50 and 100 different Ontario collection sources. Other species with lower potential, as well as those known from only a few locations, will have a lower representation. This living gene bank will provide a long-term reservoir of rare plant material for future selection and breeding, both for ornamentals and wood products, and a propagation source for reintroduction of rare woody plants into natural areas.

The importance of conserving habitats of rare species-plant or animal-is recognized . This program's objectives are to complement, not supplant, that equally important concern.

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources is supporting this program as part of a grant to the Arboretum for the development and display of hardwood plantings. The program is also receiving voluntary support from numerous individuals, referred to as Arboretum Associates, who send in information on sightings and collect seeds of rare woody plants. Tree enthusiasts and naturalists among University of Guelph alumni who are interested in participa ting in this program and becoming Arboretum Associates are invited to contact the Arboretum for more details. 0

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Dr. Donald McKeown,

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YOU'R the Boss!

By Shirley Bilanski

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xcessive barking, biting, marking with urine, chewing furniture, wandering and fighting-these are some of the behavioural problems people refer to their veterinarian, according to Professor Donald B. McKeown , OVC'58, Department of Clinical Studies, O .V.c. Veterinarians estimate that 25 to 30 per cent of their time is spent advising pet owners on matters directly concerning animal behaviour足 house-training, correcting unacceptable behaviour, promoting desired behaviour, etc. About 5 per cent of all the cases coming to a small-animal veterinary practicioner are purely behavioural problems.

'The root of many of these problems lies in the fact that most pet owners lack information on how the animal functions ; hence, they try to trea t their pet as they would a child," says Dr. McKeown.

Most behaviours observed in dogs and cats are fixed action patterns which are either learned or inherited. For example, beagles and otber hounds have a tendency to howl, terriers tend towards incessant barking. Male cats and dogs, unless they are excessively submissive, are genetically programed to be territorial. This leads to urine-marking to define their territory and fighting to defend it. In fact, cats are more strongly attached to their environment than they are to people. Hence, when the family

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moves, the cat may choose to stay behind or may leave the new home and return to the old territory. Most dogs and cats have a strong homing instinct- that's why so many find their way back to their owners from great distances.

Most dogs are genetically programed to try to achieve the highest level possible in their society, regardless of whether this is the pack or a group of humans. The biggest, strongest, most tenacious animal is the pack leader or "top dog." In a human/canine relationship, either the owner controls the dog through dominance, or the dog wiJl dominate the owner. All breeds of dogs function in a dominance relationship; hence, an emotionally-healthy dog needs the security of an established relatio!1ship in which the dog is subordinate. This is exemplified by the fact that working dogs exhibit few, if any, behaviour problems. They have a role to perform and are aware of their position within the established structure. Most behavioural problems are a result of the dog's becoming dominant over members of the family. This can be prevented by choosing and training your pet properly .

Some suggestions for avoiding, or at least minimizing, behavioural problems with dogs are:

I. Be sure a dog is the pet for you-a cat, bird or fish might suit your life-style

better.

2. Select a breed, sex and size to suit owner and environment. Give at least as much thought to the temperament of the animal as to its colour and conformation .

Match the dog's temperament to yours; its natural traits should complement your activities. For example, a person who enjoys reading and music should probably choose a quiet, placid dog such as a basset hound, whereas one who spends much time hiking, jogging, etc. would be more suited to a more active dog such as a terrier.

3. Acquire the pup when it is about six or seven weeks of age. Know the background; that is, the temperament of the parent animals, the conditions under which the pup has been living, etc. By the age of six weeks, a pup brought up with its mother and litter has learned most of what it needs to know about the canine world .

An orphaned pup brought up by humans may not be able to relate to other dogs.

Similarly, an orphaned kitten, or one removed from its mother too soon, may have to be taught to bury its excrement.

4. Don't pick either a very aggressive or a very shy pup, as both extremes are more susceptable to the induction of neurotic behaviour.

5. Establish owner dominance over the pup as soon as you bring it into the house.

Avoid excessive body contact or petting-the petter is submissive. Avoid tug-of-war games, rough play, etc., as this increases excitability, aggression and dominance in the dog. It also encourages such mouth-oriented misbehaviour as chewing and biting. Hold the pup up by the scruff of the neck and establish eye contact for 30-60 seconds. Hold the pup upside down, cradled in your hands or arm, for 30-60 seconds . Stand over the pup; lift its front feet off the ground. All of these actions establish the owner as dominant over the pup.

6. Teach at least four commands, e.g., sit, stay, come, heel. Teaching a dog to heel is imperative regardless of the size of the dog if it is to be wa .lked on a leash. We've all seen dog owners being dragged from piller to post by their pet to the annoyance of all concerned .

7. Give rewards, such as praise, petting or a food tidbit, immediately following desired behaviour. Punishment is rarely an effective method of changing unwanted behaviour. When disciplinary action is required, withhold a ttention, petting or a special treat. Pups may be picked up by the scruff and shaken briefly. Never hit a dog as punishment as this promotes aggressive behaviour or, in the case of a shy dog, super-submission such as rolling over with unconscious urination. By contrast, it is quite all right to give a cat a sharp, light

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circumstances), inherited aggression (dog has periodic attacks of aggression and bites without apparent reason), disease-induced aggression (rabies), and learned aggression (dog trained to attack). Your best defence when being threatened or charged by a dog is to stand still, arms down, thereby presenting no threat to the dog. Running arouses the dog's chase reflex.

Dogs are den creatures. To stimulate this, keep them in a small area, even an open cage, for the night. Pups that are caged or otherwise confined to small quarters for prolonged periods of time-more than three hours during the day-become very shy and fearful, unless they are genetically very balanced, and are prone to either excessive excita bility or extreme inhibition. For these problems, professiona l treatment is usually required.

In all tra ining and disciplinary situations, consistancy is the key word.

Inconsistant reaction to a pet's behaviour on the part of the owner creates confusion in the pet and may lead to a neurosis.

tap on the nose as this is the type of punishment a mother cat would deal out to her kitten. Blowing a whistle or spraying with a water gun are also effective pu nishment for cats.

T he best way to housetrain a pet is to take advantage of the natural reflexes that it has and to avoid pun,i shment for housesoiling. A bowel movement is natural shortly after eating and drinking, but it may also be stimulated by play or excitement. Establish a pattern by feeding your pet at the same time every day and walk it, or grant it access to the litter area, first thing in the morning, after each meal and last thing at night. To avoid over-night messing, remove all food and drink for the night. Most animals have an inherited inhibition to not messing their nest area .

Take your pet to the same outside area each time; the sight and scent of the location will trigger an area reflex and stimulate excretion. When housetraining a puppy during the winter, insert a wet paper match into its anus just before taking the pup out. It will have a bowel movement within two-three minutes and neither you nor your pet will get overly cold .

Cats train more readily than dogs.

When the kitten first comes into the house, confine it to a small room containing a kitty-litter pan until the cat learns to use the pan. Initially, don ' t use deodorizing litter and put some cat stool back into the pan after cleaning as the cat will be attracted back by the odour. Be sure to deodorize all accident spots so they don't attract more of the same. When the cat has learned to use the pan , gradua'lly expand the area that the cat ca n travel in the house. If a previously housetrained cat suddenly loses its training, check the litter pan - it may be too dirty . The other likely cause is a disease of the bladder or intestinal tract.

Predatory behaviour in cats is half inherited and half learned. It has nothing to do with hunger, so don't starve your cat hoping to make it a better mouser. Cats may be selected for or against prey catching. About half the kittens wea ned early and kept away from their mother won't hunt. Some cats are species足 specific- that is, they ' ll kill only birds or only mice; others will kill anything they ca n, including full-size rabbits. Some cats are location stimulated; they'll kill rodents outside but won't ki ll mice in the house.

Usually , selectivity improves the trainability a nd general physical characteristics of dogs bred to perform a specific task. Beware of buying the popular breed of the day! Intensive breeding to satisfy current public demand is more likely to reinforce unacceptable social behaviours in th e breed. Since the full expression of

Lifting dog's front fe et establishes owner as dominant over the dog.

behavioural characteristics and physical defects is not visible until the animal is about two years old, breeders are not always aware of what is happening.

Biting is a very serious problem for dog owners and a natural expression of aggression for dogs. Dr. McKeown listed 14 types of aggression: intermale a ggression (between male dogs), competitive aggression (between siblings), dominance aggression (dog bites if punished or if something is taken away from it), fear induced aggression (a cornered dog will bite), pain-induced a ggression (dog bites vet giving it an injection) , redirected aggression (dog bites owner holding it instead of vet giving injection), territorial aggression (dog bites mailman, delivery person, etc. who is invading its territory), predatory aggression (dog kills neighbour's cat), maternal aggression (bitch bites to protect young), self-directed aggression (animal chews and bites self because of frustration), stimulus-bound aggression (only aggressive in one location as in a cage at the hospital ; friendly in other

Non-nutritional wool sucking IS a hereditary problem in Siamese and Burmese cats. Claw-marking furniture, etc., can be alleviated by providing a scratching post or by having the claws removed from the cat's front feet. These ca ts can still climb trees by using their back claws, and they have no adverse physical or psychological effects.

Some animals develop a fear of all loud sounds or of all people or they may have a specific phobia such as fear of thunderstorms or of gunshots. These fears are often picked up from their owners as dogs are superkeen observers. They can sense fear by the scents given off by those around them and also by watching a ctions and reactions-cringing, frantically closing windows, drawing drapes, etc. Briefly playing the recorded sound of a thunderstorm on a quiet day and rewarding a non-fearful response may gradually condition the animal to not respond fearfully to an actual thunderstorm. Trying to comfort or reassure a fearful animal in this case will only reinforce the phobia.

Hyperkinetic dogs, like hyperkinetic children , cannot learn . Both respond similarly to the same drugs.

Rabies, tumours a nd certain liver diseases ca n also cause behavioural problems in pets, and these may be identified by a veterinarian. Most behavioural problems, however, stem from a lack of understanding by the owner of the nature of the animal and how to train it most effectively.

According to Dr. McKeown, the O.V.c. is one of the few veterinary schools to teach about behavioural problems in animals. D

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Research

Basic research will remain the cornerstone of Guelph research because this is vital not only for graduate programs but also to develop the new ideas t hat can be use d by society in the future.

By Shirley Bilanski

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esearch grants and contracts at the University of Guelph currently amount to over $22,000,000. Of the more than SO universities in Canada, Guelph ranks in the top five in terms of total dollars received from external sources for research," says Dr. Bill Tossell , OAC'47 , Dean of Research.

These funds come from many sources- federal government granting councils, federal government departments, Ontario government ministries, foundations and non-profit organizations, business and industry, other governments and private citizens. The largest source, accounting for over 60 per cent of the total research funds, is the 1980-81 research contract with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) for $14,SOO,000.

"Continued support from OMAF over the years is one reason that expertise in agriculture has developed here," commented Dr. Tossell. "We have the largest agricultural research program at a Canadian university," he added.

Another important source of funds is the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Guelph faculty members will receive a total of over

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$4,000,000 in 1980-81 NSERC awards.

During the past two years, in addition to their regular grants, NSERC has established "strategic grants" to fund high-priority research. For the year 1979-80, over $1,000 ,000 in stra tegic grants (about 10 per cent of the total number of grants as well as of the total fund s) was awarded to University of Guelph faculty members.

In addition, about 20 per cent of the grants and contracts awarded by Agriculture Canada go to Guelph researchers.

Reflecting on the research currently under way at Guelph, Dr. Tossell stressed that research is undertaken to enrich the teaching and learning process at the University; hence, it is important to have the full spectrum of research-from basic (uncovering new knowledge) to applied (for immediate use) . Both faculty and students benefit from exposure to this full spectrum as it provides them with a better appreciation of the total research needed in society. It is important for graduate students' education, too, as it gives them a better background for career choices.

"Faculty are free to undertake the

research of their choice as long as the

money and facilities are available,"

continued Dr. Tossell. "Co-ordinating

mechanisms within the University promote

getting the appropriate talents together

when a group effort is reqUired. "

One such group, headed by Professor

Ken M. King, OAC'SI, Department of

Land Resourse Science, received a $90,000

NSERC strategic grant to investigate

"tillage and crop rotational effects on soil

structure, erodibility and productivity

under intensive corn cultivation." Other

members of the leam include Professors

Bev D. Kay, OAC'6S, and Jack W.

Ketcheson, OAC'44, soil specia lists in the

Department of Land Resource Science;

Terry B. Daynard, OAC'6S, a corn

specialist in the Department of Crop

Science; W. Trevor Dickinson, OAC'6I, a

hydrologist in the School of Engineering,

and David P. Stonehouse, OAC'70, School

of Agricultural Economics and Extension

Education.

In the Department of Environmental Biology at the O.A.C., teams headed by Professor Freeman L. McEwen currently hold about $40,000 in grants for research relative to pest management. This includes money from the OMAF Provincial Lottery funds a nd from the Ministry of the Environment for the "development of _ non-chemical approa ches to pest control", and from the OMAF Provincial Lottery funds, the Ontario Appife Commission , and the Onta rio Ministry of the Environment through their pesticide advisory comm ittee for a study of "integrated pest management in Ontario."

The expertise of Professor Ernie

Reinbergs, OAC, M.S.A. 'S4, Department

of Crop Science, in the area of cereal crop breeding was acknowledged with the award of a three-year grant totalling $198,500 from OMAF's Provincia'i Lottery funds to the research team he is heading, The team's goal is to develop new strains of winter triticale and more hardy winter wheat to expand the winter cereal production area in Ontario, Dr. Reinbergs has been involved with genetics and plant breeding since 1952, and has been officially concerned with triticale research for the past six years.

A $247,222 contract with Agriculture Canada for research on the "development and demonstration of procedures for long-term evaluation of rural land" has been awarded to a team headed by Professor R ~ Steven Rodd, agricultural economist and acting director of the University's Ccntre for Resources Development.

Members of Dr. Rodd 's research team include Professors D, Murray Brown , OAC'51 , and Murray H, Miller, OAC'53, Closc to $500,000 in OMAF Provincial Lottery funds is supporting a co-operative program between departments in the O ,A,C, and the O.V ,c. for "integrated studies in preventive medicinc for farm livestock," This research is being co-ordinated by Professor Alan H. Meek, OVC'71, who hold s a joint appointment in the departments of Animal and Poultry Science and Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology . Professors Ian McMillan, Department of Animal and Poultry Science. and Wayne Martin , CPS'78, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, arc currcntly surveying Ontario farms to categorize the incidence of different diseases and the losses caused by those diseases, Professor Joseph R. Geraci , Department of Pathology, O.V,c., an internationally recognized specialist on marine mammals, is the principal investigator for a contract valued at about $1,000,000 and funded by the U ,S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management to investigate the "effect of oil spills on whales, dolphins and porpoises," The University of Guelph, as the principal contractor, has subcontracted aspects of the study to several other research centres as well as here on campus, FACS Professor Donna S , Lero has been examining aspects of the problems of child abuse for the past four years. As a member of the Wellington County Task Force on Child Abuse in 1978 and 1979, she emphasized the importance of education in teaching techniques of effective parenting and the need for an effective community support system to assist families who need help . She also prepared a review of literature on child abuse for the task force report. Dr. Lero

has surveyed early childhood educators and private home daycare providers throughout Ontario to determine their current knowledge, attitudes and experiences of child abuse, Because of this background, Dr. Lero is currently the recipient of a three-year contract for $19,922 from the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services to provide "a proposa I for the development of a curriculum module on child a buse for early childhood educators."

In the College of Social Science, Professors John Vanderkamp and David A, Wilton were awarded a SSHRC grant to provide "an analysis of Canadian wage settlements in the aftermath of the AlB" (Anti-Inflation Board). They are also among the recipients of a grant from the Canada Department of Labor for an "economic analysis of strike a ctivity in Canada." In June, Dr. Vanderkamp completed a three-month appointment as visiting professor in Canadian Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In addition, he is the founder and editor of

Canadian Public Policy-Analyse de Politiques. a journal reporting research in economics and such related disciplines as sociology and political science, with the view to stimulating resea rch and disc ussion of problems in Canadian policy, Chemistry Professor Steven Safe, College of Physical Science, is regarded as an international expert on PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), Dr. Safe has been working with PCBs since 1970, a nd has presented numerous papers and given lectures on PCBs at many other universities, He is currently the recipient of a $25 ,000 NSERC strategic grant to study "PCBs in humans: identification. biochemistry and toxicology," He also received $20,000 as the first installment of a three-year grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to synthesize most of the 209 isomers of PCB. In addition, he has a grant from Canada Health and Welfare for a toxicology study and grants from the U,S. Department of Health and Welfare and from the Nationa l Cancer Institute of Canada for enzyme assays and metabolism studies in cell culture. Liver enzyme activity levels are critical indicators of the toxicity of halogenated hydrocarbons such as PCBs, PPBs (polybrominated biphenyls) and dioxins.

Professor Ed. G, hnzen, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, stated that the $340,000 NSERC large equipment grant for the purchase of a high-field N MR (nuclear magnetic resonant) - 3 spectrometer was the result of colla bora tion and co-operation within the Guelph Waterloo Centre for Research in Chemistry. This spectrometer, one of only five of its kind in Canada, will bc housed at

the Urivcrsity of Guclph but will be available for use by eight other universities in southwestern Ontario. It presents the most detailed information on molecular structure of materials in solution. In related research , Dr. Janzen has developed a method called "spin-trapping" for detecting unpaired electrons, and claims that there is probably more expertise in this area at Guelph than anywhere else.

Professor Dave W. Smith, Department of Botany and Genetics, received a $105,704 grant from the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs for "a study of the biological changes resulting from terrain disturbances in the Canadian arctic." Dr. Smith has had extensive experience working with natural vegetation , especially investigating the effect of variations in soil chemistry on vegetation types and the effect of man-induced disturbances (as in parks) on the natural vegetation , For the past three years, Dr. Smith ha s been working on the arctic project to provide information to the Department of Indian Affairs that would enable it to draft appropriate legislation to minimize environmental damage , Research grants in the College of Arts are not of the same magnitude as those received by the other colleges; however, the quality of research is equivalently high and several acknowledged experts have evolved.

Among these, Professor G. Douglas Killam, Chairman, Department of English Language and Literature, is the recipient of grants of $6,196 and $800 from the SSHRC as well as a $2,500 Canada Council grant. Dr. Killam has given numerous talks on Commonwealth literature and current funds are supporting thi s and his research on "Africa in English fiction ," Guelph is currently one of the leading Canadian universities in research volume and it will become even st ronger in the decade ahead, as the new colleges formed in 1970-71 - Physical Science, Biological Science, Social Science a nd Arts-along with the College of Family and Consumer Studies which was created in 1970 from Macdonald Institute, reach their potential in resea rch capacity.

Basic research will remain the cornerstone of Guelph research because this is vital not only for graduate programs but also to develop the new ideas that can be used by society in the future , At the same time Guelph's research wiJi continue to have a high content of mission-oriented work funded by government and industry to meet their needs. At present approximately 20 per cent of the research funds received are used for free basic research and 80 per cent for applied research and development to meet the current goals of Canadian society. 0 II

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At the Golden Anniversary dinner .

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Glimpses of some who were at

Alumni Weekend '80

and thoughts from

one who wasn't

Dear Mr . Wing: As the years pass alld fewer of us are able to keep in tou ch with fellow alumni. I feel the need to put my feelings into writing; to explain away the quickly passing lime. I hope you might be able to sometime print the prose I've wrillen as I think it exemplifies not only my feelings but those of many of us who spent some of our best years at Guelph .

All the familiar fa ces and smiles

All the hellos and goodbyes

Where have they all gone?

Sometimes I sit all alone

In a room and close my eyes,

Just to bring back the memories

Of those old places .

But most of all the people

Who meant so much to me.

Sincerely Kalli (Kalpakis ) Andre, CBS '75 Orillia, Ontario.

We seemed so close,

Sharing a time which for you and I

Will never come again.

Good friends.

John Griffiths, OA C '22, and President Forster.

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Pancake breakfast.

Noon picnic.

Mary Proctor, M ac '47, and Ross Proc足 tor, OAC '50.

Janice (Robertson) Partlow, Arts '70, olltgoing President, UCAA, and incom颅

ing President, Tom DeCeer, OVC '54.

OAC Year '55 organized a ball game.

Happy laughing times

Of long days and even longer nights.

So many memories.

Yet here we are

So many miles and days separate It's as if we had never met

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now,

Until each of us sits

Somewhere quiet, and listens to all the

Memories of those special years.

So think not that I have forgotten you,

Rather That you share a very treasured

Spot in my fondest memories.

OVC Year '40 reunioll.

WEARE VERY QE

10 路Y

OF BLISS

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Three deans at an Arts, CSS and CPS alumni associations party.

Noon picnic in Branion Plaza.

Members of Friends of University ofCuelph at the O. v.c.

Mac Year '30 reunion.

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"Dip" students ready for work, 1909.

As You Were / Are

''Dip'' '81 s at Centennial party. L to r: Bill Eggert, Tim Sargent, John McLellan and John Vanek.

By Ann Middleton

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he 100th anniversary of the Associate Diploma in Agriculture Program was marked last July 19 and 20 with a special weekend of events. In further recognition of a very successful century here is a short history and some insights into the program.

In 1880 the School of Agriculture and Experimental Farm located on the 550 acre Moreton Lodge Farm south of Guelph was incorporated by the provincial government to become the Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm. The former F.W. Stone farm, now the home of the University

of Guelph, was bought by the government in 1874 and, in the next few years, was the location of various short courses. In 1880 a two-year program was introduced, the forerunner of today's diploma course in agriculture.

A former director of the program, Dr. Harvey W. Caldwell, professor in the School of Agricultural Economics and Extension Education, describes the course as "the backbone of the University. " It predates the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree, that came after affiliation with the University of Toronto,

by four years.

In those early years there were about 100 students-an unruly lot of Ontario farm boys. Entrance requirements demanded a Grade 8 education and farm experience. Consequently there was a wide range of ages from frisky teenagers to young men in their '20s who led administrators a merry chase in the years immediately after the school was founded.

The first principal, Henry McCandless, resigned within a year-on the suggestion of the provincial government-after being

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persuaded by students to allow a two-hour break from farm work and studies for lying in the shade. Students also prevailed on Principal McCandless to arr a nge for a snack to be brought to them mid-morning, mid-afternoon and in the evening. Like all students until 1928, early "Dips ," as graduates of the program are known, took part in compulsory farm labour.

Student/staff relationships had sadly deteriorated when Principal William Johnston took office in 1874. He was accompanied by Colonel ScobIe, Inspector of Penitentiaries, who, for some reason, seemed to have a calming effect on the students.

High jinks endured by later presidents-James Mills , 1879-1904; George C. Creelman, 1904-1920; Joseph B. Reynolds, 1920-1928; George 1. Christie, 1928-1947; and William R. Reek, 1947-1950; and John D. MacLachlan, 1950-1967-never approached the chaos of those early years. Now administered within the framework of the Ontario Agricultural College, the program has its own director, currently Dr. Neal C. Stoskopf, OAC '57.

This year the program graduated 158 students, a few less than the peak of 178 in 1967. In September the largest associate freshman class ever will arrive on campus, a group of 220 young men and women.

Neal Stoskopf estimates th a t in the years since 1880, the program has graduated well over 5,000 young agriculturists-an extremely influential group in the rural Ontario community. Dr .

Caldwell points out, "the program provided the knowledge that made farmers open to co-operation with the agricultural representatives-these farmers were the people who would try new practices in a community."

Originally, graduates were expected to return to their home farms, and training reflected this reality. However, for some years, and particularly in the decades since the Second World War, many students have gone into the farm service industry.

"We have industry standing at our doorstep today," Dr. Stoskopf says. "As the seed, fertilizer and agricultural machinery industries have grown, technicians have been increasingly needed-and these industries seek diploma graduates. " The program has changed in response to changes in society and the economy.

Academic standards have been upgraded to the current minimum Grade 12 requirement, although many students now enter the course with Grade 13. With the increase in enrolment, teaching is more by demonstration than it was in the days when every horticulture student could prune his own tree.

"I still think of it as a 'hands on' course, but obviously this is not as true as it

once was," Professor Stoskopf says.

In their last three semesters students are given a choice of four options, one of which becomes their area of specialization.

Currently the choice is between agribusiness, agricultural mechanics, farm operators and managers, and horticulture.

All options involve field studies courses, a program first introduced in the late '50s by Department of Animal Science Professor Bob Forshaw and Department of Soil Science Professor Bill Ewen. From the first semester, students are taken on farm visits, initially on a two- or three-day tour.

In semester 3 a series of weekly trips concentrates on primary production to the farm gate, while in semester 4 students learn about production beyond the farm gate, visiting milk pasteurization plants, fertilizer companies, meat packing plants and farm machinery enterprises, to name just a few .

Another noticeable change in the program has been its growing appeal for women. Professor Caldwell points out that during his tenure as director from 1959 to 1969 there were few young women in the course. This year 38 women are expected to enrol in the freshman class .

It wasn't always easy for female

Although origina lly designed for practising farmers , the diploma course has been the launching point for many careers.

For Murray Gaunt, OAC ' 56A , the Liberal agriculture critic at Queen's Park, and John Wise, OAC '56A, former Conservative federal agriculture minister and now federal agriculture critic, it paved the way to politics. Others used their educational base as the starting point for careers in business, while one "Dip," John Kenneth Galbraith, OAC '28A and '31, went on to a career in international economics and diplomacy .

Gordon Bothwell , OAC '39A, an Owen Sound beef farmer, points to another attribute of the program. "It made me more aware of the necessity of taking part in community affairs, of trying to make this old world a better place in wh ich to live."

Neal Stoskopf a grees. "We should be concerned that our graduates have the tools to farm, but that they can also take their places as good citizens of the community with an interest in the world situation."

Two of the oldest living graduates exemplify this principle. William Cohoe, '03A a nd his brother Percy, '09A both from Burgessville in Oxford County, have been active in the local church over their long

The Associate Diploma bandwagon on a campus tour during Centennial Weekend.

graduates to get agriculturally oriented employment. Even as recently as the mid-'70s the role of women in many fields of agriclllture was questioned. However, female graduates are now having a positive impact in many areas of the industry, especially in dairy farming. Women are also becoming valued on swine farms where they have earned a reputation as keepers of careful and accurate records . They are being employed , too, in many branches of agribusiness from seed companies to consulting firms and are involved in agriculture-related public relations and journalism.

lives. "Will" at 97 and "Perc" at 91, are still regular attenders of Burgessvil1e Baptist Church. A niece, Marion Spencer, says about her uncles, "They are both very modern in their outlook and keep right up with things ."

A modern approach is necessary to all farmers today, Professor Stoskopf says .

"Agriculture now challenges the best of brains. In the '80s we will have agricultural pioneers who will ma ke even more startling inroads into the technology of farming than their predecessors . The Associate Diploma in Agriculture Program after 100 years is on the threshold of great changes." 0

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The College of Physical Science Alumni Association

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Editor: Bob Winkel.

In May 19, 1974, a new approach to graduate education in Ontario was ini­ tiated with the creation of the Guelph­ Wa terloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry (GWCZ).

The centre, formed by the merging of the graduate programs of the depart­ ments of chemistry at the University of Guelph and at the University of Water­ loo, offered a unique response to a problem of a levelling off of enrollment and a need for financial support.

Guelph and Waterloo are geo­ graphically close enough to allow stu­ dents to commute between the two cam­ puses for courses and thus the immedi­ ate outcome is an increased availability of graduate courses; an economy in teaching effort required ; avoidance of duplication of equipment, and shared library facil ities .

The Centre, with research funding of more than $1 million for 1979-80, is comprised of 52 faculty members, 40 postdoctoral fellows and research associ­ ates, and 80 graduate students.

The Centre offers full-time, part­ time, and co-op M.Sc. degrees, and full-time and co-op Ph.D. degrees. The co-op Ph.D. degree, which involves one year in industry, is the first of its type in Canada. Programs of graduate study are available in the areas of analytical, bio­ logical, inorganic, environmental, physi­ cal, theoretical, and polymer chemistry.

In addition , there are considerable op­ portunities for interdisciplinary research, particularly in the areas of biochemistry and chemical physics.

Graduate courses are offered on both campuses of the Centre and trans­ portation between the two is facilitated by two minibuses.

The Centre is administered by a director and .its affairs are guided by a co-ordinating committee consisting of

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the director, two departmental chair­ men, departmental graduate officers, four elected faculty members (two from each campus), and two graduate student representatives (one from each campus).

Regulations applying to graduate work in the Centre meet the require­ ments of the Graduate Councils and the Senates of the two universities.

On July 1, 1979, Dr. W. Ronald Fawcett of the Guelph campus became director of the Centre, replacing Dr. Arthur J. Carty of the Waterloo cam­ pus.

The Centre office is located at the University of Guelph, Physical Science Building, room 12 2. Dr. Fawcett is a physical chemist whose main area of resea rch is electrochemistry. H e re­ ceived his B. A . (1960) a nd P h. D. (1965) degrees from the University of Toronto and was a NATO Fellow at the Univer­ sity of Bristol from 1964-66. In 1966 he joined the University of G uelph as an Assistant Professor of C hemistry, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1970 and to Professor in 1977.

D r. Fawcett was the recipient of the Lash M iller Award for outsta ilding con­ tributions to the study of electrode ki­ netics in 1975 and , in 1976, was elected a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada. 0

10th Birthday Party

The c.p.s. 10th anniversary party was held during A lu mni Weekend. Jean MacNaughton, C. P.S.A.A. president William Sanfo rd, '73, centre, and Dean Earl MacNau ghton with th e cake and a sketch of th e old physics bu ilding that was presented to Earl and Jean.

nadian Navy and, after a trammg stmt on a minesweeper, became part of naval intelligence in London, England.

He told an amusing story about Winston Churchil:l who came on an inspection tour of their operations one day.

It seems that Mr. Churchill had ordered his chiefs, who were searching for a way to break a German secret code, "to leave no stone unturned in looking for the best brains that could contribute to the decoding process ." On arriving for his inspection and seeing a rather casually dressed group of scien­ tists-Wally among them-looking hag­ gard from long hours of hard work, he remarked to his escort "I know I told you to leave no stone unturned looking for these men but you didn ' t have to take me literally." Wally's office win­ dow can be seen in one of the pictures in the book by William Stevenson A Man Called Intrepid.

After the war, Dr. Fraser taught at the University of Saskatchewan, the Rensselaer Poly technical Institute, Dart­ mouth College, the University of Toron­ to, York University and, finally Guelph.

Professor Fraser had long been in­ terested in scholarships having himself been a recipient. He claimed that had not his principal applied for a scholar­ ship for him, the youngest of his si­ blings, he might ' never have gone to university. The college and its students are grateful for this scholarship. 0

"Wally" Fraser Scholarship On Saturday June 21, at Alumni Week­ end '80, the first presentation of the Wallace e.G. Fraser Memorial Scholar­ ship was made in honour of Dr. " Wally" Fraser who died December 2, 1978.

Professor Fraser, who was with the Department of Mathematics and Sta­ tistics from 1967 to his death, is fondly remembered by his students and col­ leagues for his continual cheerfulness and his contributions as a practising mathematician.

Although most of his published works would be called applications of mathematics, he refused the appellation "applied mathematician" for he main­ tained, with truth, that the solution of applied problems required a much more varied knowledge of mathematics than the solution of self-posed a bstract prob­ lems.

During his years with the Defense Research Board he was presented with, and solved, problems in many areas, from ballistics to biology. After his return to university life his publications

Cath erine Macerollo accepts a Wal­ lace C. G. Fraser Memorial S cholar­ ship from Joanne (Fraser) Harris. dealt with approximation theory, par­ ticu larly the Chebyshev problems.

One of his latter years was spent at the University of Texas where he worked, studied and participated in sym­ posia and published two papers and seven book reviews. In his last months he was preparing, with Professor J.M. Bennett, University of Western Ontario, a textbook on scientific computing and numerical techniques; had submitted a paper for publication; was completing three papers and , in addition, was carry­ ing a full-time teaching assignment.

He obtained his B.A. in mathemat­ ics and physics in 1939, his M .A. in 1940 and, in 1942, became the youngest candidate to be granted a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of To­ ronto.

He then enlisted in the Royal Ca­

Your 1980 membership application Support your executive in their quest for a n active College alumni organization! Save yourself the trouble of buying that annual membership by buying a life membership and getting the paperwork over all at once. You already are, of course - yes, all 1,151 of you - ex-officio members of the College of Physical Science Alumni Association . Confirming that College Association membership, however, will give you an extra sense of belonging!

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The Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association

Clare Rennie, '47, New President

Dr. Clare Rennie, '47.

At the annual meeting of the O.A.C. Alumni Association, held at Alumni Weekend, Dr, Clare Rennie became the new president of the Association and Larry Argue, '58, first vice-president.

New directors elected for a three-year term were Da ve Barrie, ,53A; Ed Gim­ pel , '79; Jacqueline Grosbein, '79A; Bill Harrison, '62, and Andy McConvey, '49.

Membership increased by 200 dur­ ing the year to a total of 5622. About 40 per cent of these are on the life member­ ship installment plan.

Assets of the Association have reached an all-time high with invest­ ments of more than $200,000. These are

Seminar '80

The 1980 seminar at the University, sponsored by the O. A .C. Al umni Associ­ ation in mid April, was a real winner.

The late D ick Hilliard, '40, Association director in charge, had assembled a group of experts in the field of food chemistry and they did their job well.

They obviously knew their subjects and during the question and answer period after lunch, it was a treat to see them handle the questions from the Ooor­ right off the cuff.

The subject was timely - "The Chemistry of the Food We Eat". This is a current topic and the popular press is filled with articles and the bookstores with books touting this or that theory of how one can eat oneself healthy, wealthy and, perhaps, even wise.

As a matter of fact, a great deal of the information fed to the public through such media is biased, if not totally incorrect. One has to think that some authors appear to be more con­ cerned about making money out of some

outrageous proposition than they are in getting facts to the public. Some pub­ lishers must have difficult sleeping nights when they will put their resources behind such dietetic garbage. As Dr. Morrison, keynote speaker, remarked ­ "anything sells in a book."

The group of speakers Dick H il­ liard had assembled were all experts in their field; Professor Doug Morrison, '49, a recognized expert in nutrition; Gail Holland , '72, director of scientific activities with the Meat Packers Council of Canada and a lexicon of facts about meats and meat processing; George Col­ lins, chairman of the Farm Products Marketing Board and director of the production and rural development divi­ sion of the Ontario Ministry of Agricul­ ture and Food. Professor Ron Usborne was chairman of the afternoon's free Oowing discussion period.

While the audience was certainly appreciative, interested and undoubtedly got a great deal from the meeting, the

the funds from annual membership in­ statlments held in trust to maintain the work of the Association.

Gord ixon, '47, reported for the O.A.C. Alumni Foundation, whose members are mainly past presidents of the Association of whom a score were present. In the year past, $26,000 was disbursed in scholarships and awards.

The assets under administration in the fund now exceed $170,000 and dona­ tions last year, including a $13,250 grant from the Alma Mater Fund, ex­ ceeded $14,500, the highest figure for some time. 0

fact remains that such information ap­ pears to rarely get through to the public at large. Ordinary folk, because they lack knowledge of the biological pro­ cesses, have outright fear of this month's favourite disease. They are subjected to a bombardment of fancy and fallacy in so many ways. They have apparently become addicted to the belief that all things are simple; life is a black and white situation with its identifiable good guys and bad guys in the food field.

Yet life is never that simple; there is rarely anything perfectly right or perfectly wrong; it is all a matter of weighing the benefits against the disad­ vantages. There is no freedom from risks anywhere. It is a matter of choice, sensible choice, made with the best available information.

The writer did not see any tape recorders in the room and perhaps no arrangements were made, for one reason or another, to have these papers and discussions put into a form that could be widely distributed to the public who so badly need such facts.

It is a pity that this seminar was only available to a few score in a room at Guelph' 0

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schools. In his five years at the O.A.C., he turned the College from a subject of controversy and ridicule into a popular institution with 9,000 visitors in six months of 1879. That year Mr. Johnston resigned to enter the practice of law but his health failed. He died at o[lly 37 years of age."

During the ceremonies, relatives

and friends of the candidates were re­ cognized . Unfortunately, the Hall of Fame staff had been unable to find any present-day relative of William Johns­ ton. He died unmarried at a relatively early age and almost a century has passed since his death.

Actually, very little is known about the personal life of this .remarkable man to whom the O.A.C. owes ,so much ~ A fuller record of his few but effective years at Guelph can be found in Profes­ sor Alex Ross's College on the Hill, chapter three.

William Johnston must have been a remarkable personality. Without any background in agriculture, and with the job literally dropped on him (the first principal lasted only a few months and the second appointee really never took on the task at all), he was able, within a few months, to come up with a plan and a list of constructive suggestions which became the foundation stones for the new school. He even then saw the need to raise agricultural science to university level. and' affiliation with the University of Toronto, a development which he did not live to see. He pointed out the need for agricultural students to know mathe­ matics and to be able to communicate well.

For some grad with interests and knowledge in genealogy, there is a chal­ lenge in this man 's short life of which so very little is really known. In spite of the fact that Guelph in his day was well equipped with "photographic artists", no good likeness of the man exists today.

Three other persons associated with the campus were among the other eight persons in this first group in the Hall of Fame: the late James Garner, '23; Herb Hannam, '26,-and Ethel Chapman, Mac '12.

The Hall is located in the museum's main building and is open seven days a week during the hours the museum is open, The museum has a number of Guelph alumni on its staff and also has Guelph students among its summer staff assistants. 0

Clare Rennie, '47, vice-president of the O.A.C. Alumni Association presented an O.A.C. Centennial chair while Miss Mary Waghorne, daughter of the late Dr. Waghorne, presented a $500 cheque to Professor Fulkerson. Professor Fulk­ erson joined the Department of Crop Science in 1948.

He was instrumental in organizing the crop production courses in the Asso­ ciate Diploma in Agriculture Program and ~as taught forage and grain crop production courses. His students recall hi s stimul ating and challenging lectures and the relevance of his instruction to practical farm problems. 0

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1848-1885

Elected to Hall of Fame William Johnston, after whom Johnston Hall on campus is named, was in the first group of nine agriculturally historic persons entered into the newly created Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame at the Ontario Agricultural Museum near Milton. He was nominated for this ho­ nour by the O.A.C.Alumni Association.

The ceremony took place before a standing-room-only crowd on Sunday, June I. Bill Kilmer, '50, president of the Hall of Fame Association was chairman for the presentations and George Atkins, '39, read the citations. The address was given by Lome Henderson, minister of agriculture and food for Ontario. Presi­ dent Johnston's citation reads: "William Johnston was the founder of the Ontario Agricultural College, com­ ing to it as rector and acting principal in its first, troubled year. His father had come from Scotland to teach near Co­ bourg and young William was himself teaching by the age of 15. He was aiming for the Presbyterian mission fields when he was persuaded to accept the Guelph position in 1874.

"Within two years he was principal; he was also registrar, dean of residence, comptroller and he gave lectures as well. " A forceful advocate of education for farming, he proposed a three-year degree course and a shorter diploma course for farm boys. He advocated regional agricultural middle schools and agricultural courses In elementary

Teaching Award The O.A.C. Alumni Associations' Dis­ tinguished Teaching Award and the Dick Waghorne Teaching Award were presented to Professor Robert Fulker­ son, '45/\ and '46, Crop Science. Dr.

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George Atkins, '39, read Ihe cilations.

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D iscovery of K Vitamins

As recalled by Dr. Tom Jukes '30 Scientific research is often full of sur­ prises but, like Dr. Fleming and his famous "accident" with penicilin, results come from an ability to see beyond 'the obvious. Dr. Tom Jukes, '30, here recalls the discovery of Vitamins KI and K2.

"Biochemistry 50 years ago was an exciting adventure because of the large number of new findings that were wait­ ing to be made. This is my experience working in two different places where vitamin K deficiency was encountered independently in two unrelated sets of experiments.

"Jobs for undergraduates in re­ search laboratories were scarce in 1929.

The fact that I had one was due to Professor Graha m, ' 94, head of O.A.C .'s poultry department. He was a friend of Dr. Frederick Banting and they both had the idea that scientific problems in biology could be solved if you just tried the right way . r was given the job of finding out if the amino acid content of the proteins of hens' eggs could be changed by altering the proteins fed in the diet. This seems incredible in the light of today's knowledge of DNA and protein synthesis but there had been a paper published in 1924 that made such a claim.

"Fortunately Gregor Mendel was vindicated in my study; I found no effect of diet on the tyrosine, tryptophan and cystine content of hens' eggs. The hatchability of eggs varied greatly ac­ cording to the diets fed to the hens, however.

"Another group working in the same laboratory were investigating the vitamin A requirements of chickens, using cod liver oil as a source of the vitamin . In order to remove other sources of the vitamin , they excluded leafy green materials and extracted the protein supplement, meat meal, with petroleum ether. In those frugal days, that ether was recovered for re-use by distillation and the oily residue was put down the drain. Some of the distillate was occasionally used by me in the fuel tank of a borrowed model "T" Ford pickup; the effect on the engine was remarkable. " A very different effect was pro­

duced by the processing of the meat mea! in the chicks that received the experimental diet. When we moved the customary identifica tion band from the leg to the wing at two weeks of age, the piercing of the wing web resulted in those chicks all bleeding to death . No one suspected that this was due to a deficiency of vitamin K2 and that this vitamin had been thrown down the sink in the res idue from extraction of the meat meal.

"At the time, those graduate stu ­ dents left for other work and nothing was done about finding out why those chicks hemorrhaged. I went to the U. of T. for grad studies. In 1933, I received a post-doctoral fellowship that brought me to the University of California's bio­ chemistry department at Berkeley.

"Here, I lea rned th a t two scientists in the department of poultry husbandry had discovered and named a 'scurvy­ like' disease in chicks, characterized by a bleeding tendency and that it was prevented by feeding fresh cabbage.

This foreshadowed the discovery of vita ­ min KI but the investigators missed it.

They pointed out that fresh cabbage was an excellent source of vita min C. How­ ever, chickens make vitamin C and don't get scurvy.

"Starting in 1934, the pieces of the puzzle were put together very rapidly in a remarkable series of experiments by Professor H.J. Almquist. His a ttack on the problem was triggered by a strange incident. The observation of the 'scurvy­

like disease in chicks' had been followed by a comparison of California sardine meal a nd meat meal as sources of pro­ tein in the diet th a t caused the 'scurvy­ like disease.' The disease did not occur with meat meal, whereupon it was sug­ gested that sardine meal contained a toxic factor. This pleased the meat meal ma nufacturers, and shocked the produc­ ers of sardine meal, who were well aware that their product gave excellent results when fed commercially to chick­ ens. Under fieJd conditions, alfalfa meal was added to the feed. Almquist was asked to look into the mystery.

"With the colla boration of E.L.K Stokstad , he showed th a t alfalfa meal was a rich source of the protect,ive substance. Almquist then moistened some sardine meal with water, and left it at room temperature so that it putrefied slightly. It then prevented the hemorr­ hagic disease, but, when the mea l was extracted with hexane, the disease was once again produced, and was prevented by a substa nce present in the hexane extract, which we had poured down the sink at Guelph. T he substance was vita­ min K2.

"The absence of vitamin K2 from sardine meal resulted from the cold temperatures of the Alaska current that sweeps down the coast of C a lifornia.

The sardines were caught at night, and transported, still quite cold , to the fish meal factory where they were processed immediately. Evidently , the methods used in producing meat mea l were more

Dry-picking poullry al th e OA .C. in lhe "good old da ys. " Th e lale professor William R. Graham , '94, is at far lefl. Circa 1910.

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dilatory and bacteria were given a better chance.

"The diet devised by Almquist, and especially the use of hexane-extracted sardine meal, were used by other inves­ tigators in the years that followed. Alm­ quist's finding with effect of putrefac­ tion led. him to investigate bacterial metabolites as sources of vitamin K activity, and his attention wa~ aroused by the description of a pigment, isolated from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by R.J. Anderson. Almquist thought that this substance, phthiocol , resembled his best concentrates of vitamin K. Alm­ quist and Klose then tested phthiocol with chicks and found that it was active.

The problem of the chemistry of vitamin K had been solved.

"Almquist then replaced the 3-0H group with a phytyl group, derived from chlorophyll, and thus synthesized vita­ min KI, present in alfalfa.

"In the meantime, scientists at St. Louis University had succeeded in iso­ lating vita'min K2 from the source, putrefied fishmeal that had been discov­ ered by Almquist.

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A PHD AT 67!

H.D. (Tom) Corby, '36, has been award­ ed his Ph .D., at 67 years of age. Tom took graduate work at Cambridge, Eng­ land, before going into the old British Colonial service in Africa where he served in Nigeria (peanuts) and in Rhodesia. He has been at the University of Salisbury for many years and ea rned his Ph.D . for legume nodule research. 0

THE SHEEP BARN

Among the current tasks of your Associ­ ation is the future use of the old sheep barn, one of the historic buildings of the College. A special committee under Ann (Harvey) Smith, '51, presented an inter­ im report; the building is in much better physical shape than once thought. 0

THE OLDTIMERS PARTY

The O.A.C Alumni Association was host to grads of 50 years and more on Saturday June 20. More than 300 gath­ ered. This year, the members of the Class of '30 joined the crowd. With their wives and Mac '30s they numbered more than 70. Oldest grad present was Charlie Wetham, of '08, and the grad who came the furthest was Len Carr, '23, from Southampton, England . 0

"During these early years, the di­ etary hemorrhagic disease in chicks was generally regarded as a biochemical cu­ riosity exhibited by a 'lower' non-mam­ malian form of vertebrate life. No sign of a counterpart had been noticed in rats. A link to clinical medicine then emerged, when it was found that vitamin K deficiency occurred in newly born infants, and in patients with obstructive jaundice. The infants were being kept so clean that they did not receive vitamin K2 from intestina l bacteria, and the jaundiced patients lacked bile, which aids in the uptake of vitamin K from the intestinal tract.

"However, I inad vertently stumbled on another way of producing vitamin K deficiency in rats. I kept them on a purefied diet, in cages with wire mesh noors, which frustrated their coprophag­ ic impulses. I obtained reproduction, for the first time, on a purefied diet, con­ taining 60 per cent sucrose. It is custom­ ary to identify rats by punching small holes in their ears. You can guess what happened when I did this to my young rats when they were three weeks old.

They bled to death just like the chicks at Guelph in 1930. I felt as if I had rediscovered the wheel. By then, syn­ thetic vitamin K was available, and I added it to the diet, and there were no more hemorrhages. 0

nent place in the foyer of the Crop Science Building. Hc was the second head of that department (then known as Field Husbandry) but was killed in a car accident in 1936. Year '33 provided this bronze plaque which hung in Zavitz Hall until 1965.0

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YEAR '80 DIPS JOIN

The 1980 graduating class from the Associat e Diploma in Agriculture Pro~ gram has joined the O.A.c. Alumni Associa tion as a grou p. The degree course graduates' executive have agreed to support such a move on the part of their grads and a special mailing has been made to them . 0

CAMPUS CHANGES

THE OXFORD COUNTY TORNADO

Stan Slinger, '37, who this year retired from the Department of Nutrition, was made Professor Emeritus at June con­ vocation ceremonies. A recognized expcrt on nutrition, he has received many hOllours induding an FAI C in 1972; Fellow of the Poultry Science Association in 1974; the Queen Eliza ­ beth Jubilee Medal in 1977 and the Canad ian Feed Industry Gold Award in 1979.

Cord Townsend, '37, and former head of the Department of Agriculture, also retired this year from the Depart­ ment of Env ironmental Biology. Interna­ tionally recognized for his work in beek­ eeping, especially in Africa, he will now devote more time to CIDA overseas operations.

Frank Chase, '38, retired from the Department of Microbiology after 36 years. His lectures on soil microbiology reached thousands of students. 0

This is an open letter to th e folks in Year '46 who were so thoughtful to­ wards us after the Oxford County tor­ nado of '79. Your gifts and m oral support came forward during this very stressful period for us, and were some of the sources of strength to begin the big job of clean-up and rebUilding. Ed Gillin and "Si" Johnson would not allow us the pleasure of responding to each of you personally and we ha ve tak en this approach to thanking every­ one for this very moving experience.

Year '46, over th e past 34 yea rs , has managed to k eep a close relation­ ship going even thou gh our members are spread throughout North America . This continuing fell owship (excuse me, Con: nie and Marg) has always been a source of st rength and pleasure for us as we ge t togeth er every year. We now have another real, visible example of th e value of this relationship.

PLAQUE REHUNG

A plaque, honouring Professor Squirrel, ha s recently been restored to a promi­

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They Meet Again ­ After 40 Y ears

When Professor W .O. Kennedy, '40, went down to judge the Bermuda Horse Show las t spring, his presence was noted by a vacationing Vet grad who read about it in the loca l newspa per. That vet was Dr. D.C. M as ter, OVC '41, of Charleston, W es t Virginia, where he is currently the mayor.

The resulting get-together with Orv and his wife is recorded in the picture.

People Although DR. JOHN KENNETH GAL­ BRAITH, '28, has been retired for some years, the noted grad keeps active on the university side and as an author. He published two books last year: The Na­ ture of Mass Poverty a nd Annals of an Abiding Liberal. This spring he was speaker on campuses in the U.S., nota­ bly at Haverford's graduation exercises.

CARL STROH, '42, has retired from teaching at M aple Rid ge, B.C. Mrs. Kathleen (Jaques) Bennet, '76, is with UCO, Chatham. A mber Gibbons, '79, has been made assistan t supervisor (communications) with the Youth Ex­ tension branch of OMAF, Toronto.

NORMAN O. WATSON, '52, has been named director of the Rural Develo p-

Memoriam

T.R. (DICK) HILLIARD, '40, former deputy minister of ag riculture and food for Ontario and an active member of the O.A.C. Alumni Associatio n, died sud­ denly on May 31 at his new home in Guelph.

Dick was a member of the Associa­ tion's board of directors and he a nd Mrs. Hilliard had hos ted the March meeting of that boa rd . Di ck had a lso been chairman of the O.A.C's April seminar on food chemistry.

He was the permanent president of Year '40 which celebrated its 40th re­ union this year.

The late Mr. Hilliard held a num­ ber of governmental posts prior to his

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ment Branch, OMAF; he has been ac t­ ing director. Norm has been with OMAF s ince graduation, serving as ag­ ricultural representat ive in Haldimand and associate in Kent an d in Oxford counties.

He is a n expert in farm financial management hav ing served as vice­ chairman of th e Fa rm Products Market­ ing Board; associate dir ector of the Ex­ tension Branch and was also in charge of directing the ministry's credit program for the past five years.

JOHN D. PAWLEY, '62, has been elected vice-cha irma n of the American Water Works Association , Onta ri o sec­ tion , for the 1980/8 I term a nd will become chairman in the following term.

John is director of water supply for the Regional Municipa lity of Waterloo.

BRUCE E. MACDONALD, '76, has

early retirement and served in a number of other positions in community a nd agricultural service.

The funeral notice sugges ted th a t expressions of sympathy be gifts to the O.A.C. Alumni Foundation or the Arbo­ retum Development Fund.

Dr. Master writes : " It has been 40 years since ' Fot' and r were together in 'Rug­

by Alley' and had not seen each other since graduation. Although I graduated from the O.V.c. , my affection and ap­ preciation for the O .A.C. and the gradu­ ates of both Colleges is boundless. Natu­ rally, we enjoyed renewing events that happened during the late 30s and an­ swering each other's questions of- 'what ever happened to- ?' Unfortunately, too many times th a t perso n is no longer with us." 0

gone from Canada Packers to CSP Foods , Saskatoon, Sask. where he is manager of research and development.

STEPHEN G. CLARE, '77, has taken a position with the New Brunswick De­ partment of Agriculture and Rural De­ velopment in Fredericton, N .B. CHERRY E. (GAUTHIER) GUNNING, '77, is looking for radon gas in the Elliott Lake area as part of t!he decon­ tamination project carried on by Acres Consulting Services. When necessa ry, remedial measures are taken to lower the concentration of this da ngerous radi­ ation source.

ALFRED B. PRIMERANO, ' 78A, is with the grain elevator and livestock marketing division of Mara thon Realty, Port McNicoll, the property ma nage­ ment subsidiary of the C.P.R. 0

ALAN G. SMITH, '37A, has died in St. Thomas where he was with Viobin an d, latterly, Hartz Mountain Pet Supplies; he was president of each. He wa s 63.

C.A. STANLEY SMITH, '23, has died in Belleville where he had retired from the post of administrator of Agriculture Canada 's entomological la b.

LESLIE JOHN KORMENDY, '56, has d ied in Winter Haven, Florida, where he was director of Orange Products Inc. He ca me to Guelph as a refugee from Hungary where he ha d taken a three­ year course at the agricultural academy there as well as farm management expe­ rience in Hungary and Denma rk.

TRUEMAN J. (TOM) THOMASSON, '46, died in Ingersoll where he had been a tea cher. He had also taught in a number of other high schools in the province, after leaving OCE in '47.0

JOHN ELLIOTT PRESANT, '1IA, who farmed near Blenheim, has died. He was a life member of the O.A.C. Alumni Association.

STANLEY C. WHALE, '18A, a life member of the O.A.C. Alumni Assoc ia­ tion, has died at Drayton where he was living in retirement. 0

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The College of Arts Alumni Associatio n

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OJ~ DELPHA

~ Welcome To Our New Dean Editor: Debbie (Nash) Chambers, '77.

The College of Arts Alumni Association would like to congratulate Dr. David R. Murray on his appointment as acting dean of the College of Arts. Dean Mur­ ray began a one-year term on July 1.

His association with the University began 13 years ago when he became a faculty member in the Department of History. His new post follows many years of serving the University com­ munity. Dean Murray was previously a member of the University Senate (1968-71, 1973-77) and a member on numerous campus search committees.

He recently became a member of the University's Board of Governors.

Prior to his acceptance of a teach­ ing post at Guelph, Dean Murray re­ ceived a B.A. from Bishop's University, an M.A. from the University of Edin­ burgh, and a Ph.D. from Churchill Col­ lege, Cambridge University. Since com­ ing to Guelph he has held two external

Dr. David R. Murray.

positions. From 1971 to 1972, he was resident historian in the federal Depart­ ment of External Affairs. He also re­

turned to Churchill College where he held the position of Fellow-Commoner.

Dr. Murray and his wife, Ann, have three children and reside in Guelph. An active participant in community a ffairs, Dean Murray has served on several local boards and committees. He was a mem­ ber of the Wellington County Task Force on French (1973) and is a mem­ ber of the Board of Directors of the Community Service Council (1975-77 , 1979-). While on this Council, he has been treasurer and chairma n of the management and finance committee (1976-77, 1978-).

On behalf of Arts students , past and present, the Board of Directors of the College of Arts Alumni Association wishes to welcome the new Dean. We anticipate that his drive, enthusiasm and his keen interest in the needs of the student body will make this an active and successful year for the College. 0

Executive For

1980 Standing. I to r: Janice (Roberts on) Partlow, '70, Director; Donald Webst er, '72, Vice-President ; Debbie (Nash) Chambers, '77, Director and Editor of DELPHA; Marge Shoemaker, '79, Director, and Julie Thur, '7B, Secretary- Treasurer.

Kneeling: Pat Barevich, '69, Vice-President; Anne Vaughan, '7B, U.C.A.A. rep., and Judith Carson, '75, President.

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U of G Needs You! In 1979, the University of Gudph re­ introduced a recruitment program which offers alumni a chance to become in­ volved in the future of their Alma Ma­ ter. The growing trend towards declining enrollments prompted the development of an administration/alumni com­ munications network which could be used to attract prospective students to the Universi ty of Guelph.

So far 250 alumni have responded to appeals for volunteer assistance.

However, more volunteers are needed to ensure the success of the alumni liaison program.

This approach was briefly tested in 1973 when climbing enrollments made its need less crucial. When enrollments began to falter in 1978, the benefit of using alumni to provide prospective U. of G. students with information was reassessed.

A committee was struck under the chairmanship of Dr. Jim Stevens , Assist­ ant Vice-President, Academic. Commit­ tee members included Shirley Peterson , Supervisor, Women's Intercollegiate; Peter Tron, CSS '69, Associate Regis­ trar; John K. Babcock, OAC '54, Direc­ tor, Alumni Affairs and Development, and Rosemary Clark, Mac '59, Assistant Director, Alumni Programs. In June 1979, a joint committee was formed with a six-man alumni committee. The first chairman of the new alumni liaison committee was Bob Esch, CPS '70. The committee used the Winter '79 issue of the Guelph Alumnus to draw support at the community level. An article entitled "The Value of a University Education" made the first official request for volun­ teers and attracted some 200 responses .

The respondents were divided into alumni districts to simplify co-ordination of the project. They include the Guelph, Hamilton, London, Oshawa, Ottawa, St. Ca tharines and Toronto dist ricts. Each district has a co-ordinator who acts as a contact for the alumni liaison committee and local alum ni volunteers.

This infrastructure was created to facilitate the achievement of the follow­ ing objectives: I. To ,involve alumni with potential students to:

a) provide a perspective to a student

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about the University from a graduate's point of view, and b) serve as an example of a Guelph graduate now in the working field.

2. To improve alumni understanding of the University and the admissions pro­ cess by keeping them updated as to publications and the entire information program.

3. To encourage alumni to make them­ selves known to local clubs such as youth groups, 4-H clubs, women's insti­ tutes, service clubs, as well as high school guidance officers for careers days or speakers.

4. To provide a specific locale for alumni from the community to meet each other socially, and to provide a rallying point for friends of the University to gather to attend games in their local area when the Guelph Gryphons are playing (bas­ ketball, hockey, football, etc.).

5. To pass on to the admissions office names from interested students or par­ ents from any grade level. Students would be sent information as requested.

o. To give alumni a meaningful opportu­ nity to serve their Alma Mater.

The alumni liaison committee is aiming at developing a stable, compre­ hensive alumni liai so n network by en­ couraging its steady growth. One of their current objectives is to create an information file which names possible student recruits. Each vol unteer has been asked to compile an information card which lists ten potential student applicants from their community. Those listed will be sent general informat ion about programs, courses and campus life at the University of Guelph . The alumni file system will augment mailing lists compiled by high school guidance ser­ vices and information sessions prepared by liaison officers in the Registrar's Office.

The continued success of the alum­ ni liaison program depends on the wil­ lingness of alumni to · volunteer their services. Anyone interested in assisting the project should con tact Rosem ary Clark at 1-800-265-8344. You could also leave your name and address with your regional alumni liaison co-ordina­

tor. The co-ordinators are as follows: Guelph- including Kitchener and Bre­ slau.

Ken Krush, Arts '73, R.R. #2, Rock­ wood, Ontario NOB 2KO. 519-854-9804.

Hamilton- including Dundas, Burling­ ton, and Georgetown.

Paul Mooradian , Well '68, 2093 Water's

Edge Drive, Oakville, Ontario L6L 5G9.

416-827-7039.

London-including St. Thomas, Wood­

stock, Stratford , St. Marys .

Charles "Skip" Nieman, OAC '73, 271

Thomas Street N., Apt 455, Ingersoll,

Ontario N5C 3E3. 519-485-4190.

Osbawa - including Pickering, Whitby,

and Port Perry.

David H oughton, HAFA '75, 516 Can­

on berry Court, Apt 322, Oshawa, On­

tario LlG 2Z6. 416-576-2692.

Ottawa - including Richmond, Nepean,

Perth , and Russell.

Catherine Miller, FACS '78, 1401

Prince of Wales Drive, Apt 109, Otta­

wa, Ontario K2C 3J8. 613-225-5580.

st.

Ca tharines-i ncl ud i ng Niagara, Grims by, Beamsville and Winona.

Elaine Kerr, Mac '69 , 417 Main S,t reet

West, Grimsby, Ontario L3M IT!.

416-945-9900.

Toronto-including Richmond Brampton, and Mississauga .

Hill,

Dr. James Ashman, OVC '73, 145

Leacrest Road, Toronto, Ontario M4G

I E7 . 416-421-2047.

The College of Arts Alumni Associ­ ation urges a lumni of all colleges to join the alumni liaison program. 0

Joanne Hoop '77 The College of Arts Alumni Associa­ tion 's Board of Directors was saddened to be informed of the death of fellow alumnus, Joanne Hoop, '77. She was involved in a fatal automobile accident near Vancouver on December 15, 1979.

A native of Sudbury, Joanne came to Guelph to enroll in the Environmelltal Studies program . After graduation, she furthered her studies at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.

The Association extends its condo­ lences to Joanne's family and her friends. 0

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

ALUMNI BULLETIN

Editor:

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This is a summation of the comments made by President I Bob Buck, of the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni As­ sociation related to the presentation of the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Annual Dinner Meeting of the Asso­ ciation held during Alumni Weekend.

"Dr. William G. Whittick, who is witb us this evening, is the veterinarian designated to be Distinguished Alumnus for the year 1980. I am sure that most of you need very little introduction to Bill who, over the years, has made so many significant contributions to Veterinary Medicine and to the well-being of the profession.

"However, I will reveal to you that Bill was born in 1930 in Montreal and attended grade school in Outremont, Quebec. He attended secondary school at Strathcona Academy in Outremont as well. Following that he attended Sir George Williams College in Montreal.

He graduated from the Ontario Veteri­ nary College in 1955 with first class honours and among the awards received as an undergraduate was the Upjohn Award, the Jules Gilbert Award, and the Gaines Award.

"Dr. Whittick is currently residing in Columbia, Missouri, in the United States, and is a surgical instructor with the Veterinary Department of the Uni­ versity of Missouri. Those of us who know Bill will recognize that bis success has been assisted in no small manner by the support and encouragement given by his wife, Lynne, who is regarded with a great deal of affection by all of us who have had an opportunity to know her.

Bill and Lynne have four children, Steve, 26; Dorothy, 25; Wendy, 19, and Jennifer, 18.

"As many of you know, Dr. Whit­ tick was the owner of the Banks Animal Clinic in Toronto for a number of years and, during his practising years, was influential in assisting in modernizing and upgrading small animal medicine and surgery in and around Toronto and, in fact, Ontario. The respect that his fellow practitioners held for him is dem­

onstrated by the fact that he had a large

referral clientele in his practice relating

to difficult surgical procedures and,

quite frequently, involved other practi­

tioners on a learning basis in his clinical

activities.

"I could continue on for some time,

describing those many accomplishments professionally, socially, and as an am­ bassador for veterinary medicine and in particular reference to his association with Canada and specifically Ontario.

"Bill, I am very proud to be the one to present this scroll in recognition of our opinion of your stature in veterinary medicine and as recognition of our af­ fection for you as a person with whom we are particularly proud to asso­ ciate." [J

OVCAA Executive HONOURARY PRESIDENT: Dr.

Douglas C. Maplesden, '50.

PRESIDENT: Dr. C. Robert (Bob)

Buck, '46;

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESID ENT:

Dr. Harvey H . G renn, '58.

VICE-PR ESID ENT: Dr. Archie J.

Mackinnon, '43.

SECRETARY-TREASURER: Dr. Ron

Hemsley, '54.

DIRECTORS: Dr. M ary H . Bell-Ding­

wall, '74; Dr. Dudley G . Collins, '56; Dr.

WiJliam (Chip) G. Coombs, '76; Dr.

Wendy M. Parker, '71; Dr. Bob A. Silk,

'64; Dr. M. Christine (Chris) Zink, '78.

Vice-President (O.V.c.) U.G.A.A. Dr.

Clifford (Cliff) A.V. Barker, '41.

ADVISORY COUNCIL: Chairman;

Dr. Harvey H. G renn '58; Ex-Officio:

Dr. C. Robert (Bob) Buck, '46.

AREA REPRESENTATI VES: West­

ern Provinces: Dr. J. Cliff McIsaac, '55;

Dr. Wil.lard D. Persson, '40. Quebec and

Atlantic Provinces: Dr. R.H. Henry, '31;

Dr. A. Ross M itton, '52. United States

of America: Dr. A. Grant Misener, '38;

Dr. Vince W. Ruth, '38. England: Dr. L.

Guy Anderson, '36. Australia: Dr. R.E.

Moffatt, '61. 0

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From The

Dean The final events of Alumni Weekend '80 coincided with the deadline for this issue of the Guelph Alumnus. Therefore, though I have only a brief opportunity to comment on this year's meeting, I at least wish to thank all of those who made the weekend such a successful

event.

The special Year reunions brought larger numbers of alumni to the campus, and we were particularly happy to have year '40 participate in the general din­ ner meeting. Perhaps we can encourage more years to follow this practice in the future.

The annual meeting of the Friends of University of Guelph, Inc., held the same day as the O.V.C.A.A. annual meeting, added an international dimen­ sion which is appreciated not only by the

In Recognition of

Dr. H. Meldrum LeGard '23

Dr. H. Meldrum LeGard, '23 (first prize for general proficiency) died at hi s home in Weston, Ontario on May 21 . Mel, as he was known to his many friends and O.V .c. graduates who preceptored with him, was still practising part-time, tak­ ing afternoons off to visit his wife, who is confined to a nursing home in Toron­ to.

Mel was a person with wide com­ munity and professional interests. He served on the education committee of the Ontario Veterinary Association from 1924 to 1925 and from 1937 to 1938; as secretary-registrar from 1925 to 1937; on the practice board from 1936 to 1941 , and from 1946 to 195 2; on the

executive committee from 1937 to 1940 a nd from 1943 to 1944; as second vice president from 1940 to 1941 ; as first vice-president from J 941 to 1942; as president from 1942 to 1943 and on the legi slative committee three times, 1936-'37,1938-'39 a nd 1940-'47 .

Within the O.V .c. Alumni Associa­ tion he was a life member, a past president a nd, in 1972, was recipient of the University of Guelph Alumni Asso­ ciation Alumnus of Honour award for outstanding serv ice to veterinary medi­ cine, the community and the University .

He received a Canada Centenn ial Medal in 1967 and a n O.A.C. Centennial Medal in 1974 for service to agriculture.

O.V.c., but by the University.

We are particularly fortunate again for the coming year in having Dr. Bob Buck, '46, as President of the O. V.c.

Alumni Association. I am sure he will continue to use those talents for alumni public relations, which currently are so effective for the O.V.c., in his position as Liaison and Extension Officer.

With warm regards to aU, and an early reminder to plan to attend Alumni Weekend '8 l.

Dr. Douglas C. Maplesden, '50.0

Mel LeGard began practice in Weston soon after graduation as one of the youngest mem bers of his class. His reputation as a diagnostician was soon recognized by clients and veterinary as­ sociates and, in the practice of farm anima l medicine, his expertise was re­ cognized across Ontario. As urban sprawl encroached on rural areas around Toronto and Weston, his farm practice declined and he took on th e development of a small animal practice which con­ tinued to the time of his death . Students who preceptored with him are now spread across N orth America.

He is survived by his wife, Georgie, a daughter, Mrs. Helen (Happy) Thom­ son, and a son, Fred . One of Mel 's last instructions to his daughter was to direct his numerous awards and archival mate­ rial to the museum collection at the Ontario Veterinary College. 0

Expansion

On Saturday June 21, alumni were invited to tour the new clinical facility at the O.V.c. Included in the new addition are a large ' treatment room, several specialty laboratories and kennels with an isolation area . Increa sing numbers of students and case materi al necessitated the expansion. Donations from the O.V.c. Alumni Association, Dr. R.W. Kennedy, '51; Dr . Cosmo Farraro, '47, and Dr. W.A . Denny, '42, aided in financing the project. 0 in one of the new treatment rooms are: Associate Dean, Research and R esources, Dr. Russell Willoughby , '57; donor Dr. Cosmo Farraro, '47, and Dr. Wendy Parker, '71.

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

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Melby Research Award

AI a gathering held during Alumni Wee kend, Jeanelle Mark . '80, received th e Professor John F, Melby R esearch Award from Professor Melby ,

Gift For Dean Skinner

During Alumni Weekend, Libby and Dean Ja ck Skinner received a painting f rom Sandra Webster, '75, (right) on behalf of th e C.S.s. Alumni Association.

C.s .s. Careers Resource Library

Do you remember wishing that there had been ways of becomin g more aware of employment and career alternatives when you were attending universi ty ry Didn 't you wish that, before you went to those all-i mporta nt job interviews, yo u had an opportunity to talk to people who had chosen careersry With these thoughts in mind, Jim Dance, '74, and Ba rbara Hinds, '74, President and Secretary of your College of Social Science Alumni Associa tion, together with the University of Guel ph Counselling and Student Resource Cen­ tre (formerly Ca reer Pla nn ing a nd Pl ace ment), have resolved to begin com­ piling a library which will contain occu­ pa tion al profiles of graduates.

On Saturday, October 18, 1980, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. , a Co llege of Social Science Careers Day will

launch the library project. Jim a nd Bar­ bara have suggested th a t you write to them if you would like to participate informally. Students at the Col lege of Social Science a re keenly interested in the occupation tha t you chose. Th ey would be interested to know what jobs a re open to them, a nd a bout th e process of climbing the adva ncement ladders, the pitfa ll s to avoid a nd, of course, the successful as well as the unsuccessful ventures.

After speaking with students, it was found that their' interests in careers include a wide spectrum of private and government business. Administrators, sales representatives, ba nkers, teachers, planners, project workers, post-grads are some of the ca reer people who interest students today .

The College of Social Science

Alumni Ca reer Resource Libra ry will present a n imperso nal yet firsthand pro­ fi le of employment experiences of grad u­ a tes of t he College of Social Science. It is not the objective of t he library to prov ide job referrals beca use ot he r age n­ cies a re a ble to fulfi l this role much more adeq ua tel y than t he library would.

Instead, the purpose of the library is to give students so me insight on careers and to provide access to a lumni fo r further advice.

If you ca n contribute to eith er the Careers Day or the Alumni Career Re­ sou rce Library please write to: Mrs. Barbara Hinds or Mr. Jim Dance, Col­ lege of Social Scie nce Alumni Associa­ tion, Depa rtment of Alumni Affairs and Deve lopment, Level 4, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N 1G 2W 1. 0

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When I began teaching at university, ther e wa s no question in my mind but that a university was an educational in stitution. As such it was a place where students were exposed to ideas, theories, analyses, critiques, etc., on a wid e vari­ ety of subjects, by members of "the company of scholars." The emphasis was on the professor, actively engaged in providing the students with the raw ma te ri a ls necessa ry for an educa tion. It was the student s' responsibility to learn and they were to do thi s pretty much on their own .

I realize th a t a turning point in my thinking came during the workshop in Sweden. J had been giving my impres­ sions of the teaching styles we were being exposed to in t he workshop and their effects on me, and was asked, "What do you work hardest at in your teaching?" My immediate a nswer wa s, "trying to teac h subject matter." At that

mom~nt I realized part of what wa s wrong with my ap proach to teaching.

Although I had always been very con­ cerned about students, I had concentrat­ ed on teaching subject matter rather than teaching students.

When I returned to Guelph from Sweden, I was immedia tely involved in being a tutor for a CIDA / UNESCO­ sponsored workshop for Third World teachers of agriculture. In it we worked on lecturing, questioning, course plan­ ning, and discu ss ion skills . Planning the sessions with th e other tutors was a very valuable experience for me as was work­ ing with the workshop pa rticipa nts on acquiring and practising the skiJls. These experiences, along with my reali­ zation of the need for a change in my teac hing, started me on the way to becoming a teacher of stud ents rather than a teacher of subject matter.

Before I describe the changes in my teaching as a res ult of this shift, let me mention th e things th a t hav e rem a ined th e same. First I still believe th e subject ma tter mu st be known thoroughly and must be in teg ra ted into the teacher's world view a nd second, there must be no "wa tering down " of quality or quantity of subject matter. Then, what is the differe nce in the two approaches? For me it ha s meant a shift in concern from my performance to wha t ha ppens to the student s during the cla ss period. It ha s mea nt more pla nning of the tota l course in te rms of th e goals and objectives (both teaching and learning) I have for the course an d the activities (teacher and stud e nt) which will support these objectives. In addition it means more planning for the individu a l cla ss sessions to ensure that my objectives for t he session are explicit, tha t I include teach­ er and s tudent activities during th e ses­ sion to keep a ttention an d motiva tion high.

I have a lso tried to be more explicit in what I expect in other a ssignme nts and I continue to provide feedback on thos e things which are done well as well as on those things which s hould be done

differently. And I seek feedback from them. A mid-term course evaluation has proved to be us~ful in finding out wh a t should be cha nged, what continued , and generally how they are feeling a bout the course a nd the teaching. I am also trying- and I have a long way to go on this onc- to look at student failure as a function of an improper fit between my teaching (a nd all that implies) and the student, rather than to see the students as totally respon sible for their failure.

I have not become a master teacher or an expert on teaching, but my stu­ dents (cl ass sizes range from 12 to 180) this year ra ted me as a more effective teache r than have my students in th e same courses in the past. I continu e to evaluate a nd change as pect s of reading, a nd thinking about what is important for students to be able to do when they leave a course, a nd why.

It is a lso importa nt to me to take part occasionally in a seminar, workshop or conference, offered on campus or off, which will provide me with an opportu­ nity to learn a new skill, acquire new information, discu ss teaching, and /or reinforce some of the things I am pre­ sentiy doing . These organized activities provide at least informal support to someone who is concerned with what the students a re lea rning in th eir years a t university.

What I hav e lea rned emphasizes for me the id ea th a t education can be based only on wh a t an individual lea rn s a nd is equipped to continue to learn. I do not believe th a t there has to be a conOict between the desc riptions of univers ities as educational institution s as opposed to institution of lea rning as long as there is agreement that Icarning is a necessary condition for educa tion.

As a professor, it is my res ponsibil­ ity to dec ide within my courses and progra ms wh a t must be learned by indi­ viduals before they a re form a lly admit­ ted into "the compa ny of scholars."

Once the goal has bee n set in terms of what must be learned, my task as a professor falls into pla ce. 0

Out And About

person between government agency .peo­ ple and the White Sands Indians.

Professor Ed Hedican, an a nthropol.ogist whose area of interest is nativ e Indians, is spending the summer on the White S a nds India n Res erve in Northern On­ tario as major researcher of the Univ er­ sity's Rura l Develo pment Outreach Project there . He is also a cting as liaison

Professor Frans Schryer has been ap­ pointed co-ordinator of the Mexic.o proj, ect of th e Centre for Res ea rch on Latin America a nd the Caribbea n. CERLAC was formed out of York Uni vers ity two yea rs ago thro ugh a donation by t he

Donn er (Canadian) Found ati on. The project will include an economist, an historian a nd two anthropologists who will examine economic change and the impact of a gribusiness on the oil produc­ ing region of Huasteca. The three-yea r project, which awaits funding approval, is expected to beg in in 198 J when Professor Schryer takes a sa bbatical. 0

Teaching

Skills

Professor Joanna Boehnert, Department of Psyc hology, was selec ted by the Uni­ ~ersity t.O a ttend a teac hing skills work­ shop in Sweden. This workshop was part of the co-operative effort between univer­ sities and colleges and the Counc il of On tario Uni ~ers i ties. S he ch roni cled her im pressions of this in " The S t udent Ex­ perience Re~ i si ted," which appeared in

Teaching Forum.

In it she stated that her immediate response to the workshop was posi tive.

How e~er, she added, " II is only when the initial enthusiasm has di mmed a nd the participants assess the changes in their students, that the long-term ~alue of t he workshop ca n be de termined."

The fo llowing is her assessment of the long-term va lue of that experience.

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Editor: Jane Selley, Arts '70.

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Scott Painter, '73.

Milfoil Mil/oil.

Scott Painter, '73, is a man who enjoys his work and is successful at it. You scnse this in the first few moments aftcr meeting him. For a man who is 30 ycars old, five years after graduating from an M.Sc. program in 1977, he is unusually poised and self assured. But Scott is not a man who is full of himself, although for the last two years he has been co-ordinator of the federal government 's Aquatic Weed Program at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW). But his sense of purposc is immediately evident. He's an achiever, that's obvious.

He makes reference to accusations of workaholic, needing more time- "that precious commodity"- and an endless stream of studies centreing around his studies of aquatic weed problems.

His family is also an obviously important part of his life. Scott is mar­ ried to Lorie (Jones), Arts '71 , and who expects the couple's first child in Octo­ ber. They have been married for nine years and to prepare for the up-coming momentous, happy event, they acquired a dog, a year ago, to help accustom themselves to the responsibilities of being tied down with a child. Scott spoke of a morning tour with Lorie's grade I class, that was excited and who enthusiastically tried on his scuba gear.

He is fortunate to be working at one of the finest facilities of its kind in

North America, at least as far as Iimno­ logical freshwater institutes go. CCIW has a large assemblage of scientists, and outstanding research facilities. It is ap­ parent that Scott is comfortable in this setting, and in fact acknowledges that he knew before graduation that he would end up there, so he and Lorie moved to Burlington right away.

Many people might be horrified at thc thought of spending 10 or even 20 years in government servitude, especially in research where motivation is often worn thin by bureaucratic frustrations.

But Scott thinks that he can see himself in his present role for quite a while to come. He likes the idea of devoting his time fully to research , and not being tied to teaching commitments like a universi­ ty professor.

He feels that achievement on im­ portant issues can, realistically speaking, only be achieved through political chan­ nels. He gives an example. The project which has been his main concern for the last two years is control , in Canada, of the tropical weed Eurasian water milfoil.

This weed has plagued British Co­ lumbia's Okanagon Va lley since the early 70s, and has probably been present in Ontario since the mid 50s, but not a nuisance until the 70s. Control of milfoil was not a federal concern until a B.C. member of parliament whose constitu­

ents lived in the Okanagon Valley con­ vinced the federal government of the need to fund large sums of money to clear up the problem . In 1979-enter Scott Pa inter.

Scott's background at Guelph is essential to understanding where he is today. As a marine biology student in his third and fourth years, Scott became fascinated with the nitrogen cycle in plants, and particularly nitrogen fixa­ tion. This was a time when new me­ thodologies on measurements of nitrogen fixation were just being developed. A conversation with Dr l.r. Gerrath, De­ partment of Botany al:d Genetics, led to work on an M.Sc. te~ting blue green algae's nitrogen fixation capacity in re­ lation to the nutrient ratio in the ecosys­ tem . Scott studied the plant's biofeed­ back system and discovered that the key 'to nitrogen fixation was not nitrogen in the wa ter but the ra tio of phosphorus to nitrogen.

With field work completed and a first draft of hi s thesis on the boards in his first year, typically, Scott worked full-time at a job, and part-time at his thesis. By now it was 1975.

Scott was working for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment stud ying the growth rates of Cladophora (green algae) compared to nutrient conditions as part of the Grand River Implementa­ tion Program.

This involved developing a comput­ er simulation model to dete rmine if cleaning up efnuent in two strong growth areas in the Grand River wa ter­ shed (the Speed River, south of Guelph, and the Canagigugue stream) would alter Cladophora's growth rate. The question was the economic feasibility of sewage treatment plants to reduce nutri­ ents. The answer- while' nutrient reduc­ tions can help to a certain extent , there is still enough background loading from agriculture to foster heavy growth of Cladophora. [n 1979 Scott stepped into his pre­ sent position at CClW. Armed with his contd. over

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previous experience, he was prepared to tackle milfoil, a nuisance water plant which probably arrived in the Great Lakes on the bottom of a ship from a tropical region. In B.C. it may have been imported originally for aquarium own­ ers. The government has since banned such imports.

This plant is extremely prolific and grows easily to such heights as 15 feet choking out other forms of vegetation.

People who are familiar with the very serious problems of vegeta tion growth in Iropical waterways which cause agricul­ tural losses, among other things, will not be surprised at the growth rate of milfoil and although many are surprised at its heartiness in our climate. It has, in unharvested years, covered 85 per cent of the surface of Lake Buckhorn, near Peterborough. The consequences in On­ tario have been recreational (25 million lost tourist dollars) and ecological (poor fish production in areas of dense growth.

The two control methods are har­ vesting by machine or eradication with herbicides. SCOll'S grou p had adopted the only ecologically sound form of management-harvesting. Machines, such as the one pictured here have been designed with a variety of features.

Professor Jack Pos, School of Engineer­ ing, helped develop one such machine.

Scott's idea has been to cut the plant at a weak point in its cycle, such as the fall, before it has a chance to

Dr.

Slinger One hundred thirty-five guests were pre­ sent at a dinner party held at Peter Clark Hall in February to mark the beginning of a new phase in the prolific and distinguished academic career of Dr. Stanley). Slinger, OAC '37, who has retired as professor of nutrition.

Dr. Slinger's association with the University of Guelph is of long standing.

He was raised surrounded by the atmo­ sphere of the O.A.C., where he obtained a B.S .A. Dr. Slinger pursued postgradu­ ate studies at the University of Toronto

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An aquatic weed harvester in action.

store the necessary products of photo­ synthesis which allow it to overwinter successfully under the ice. Such plants might die in one of our bad winters. For the tourist season Scott has advised a first cut in June, at the plant's first growth peak, and a second anywhere from September to November. Govern­ ment harvesting , which can include such costs as $150 an acre in la bour and gas and $75,000 per machine, has not been done for a year.

Politics has slowed the harvesting

process while the question of financial responsibility among various parties in the townships is solved. Meanwhile, a crop of milfoil is quietly growing and spreading its way throughout lakes and river systems.

SCOll Painter has done his part to solve the problem, and his mind is on to such things as herbicides, acid rain and metal-cycling plants. You can be sure the aquatic plant world is going to get his full attention and expertise for some time to come. 0

and Cornell University. He joined the University'S Poultry Department in 1938 where he remained for 26 years. In 1964 he assumed the chairmanship of the Department of Nutrition, a function he fulfilled until 1974.

Dr. Slinger's work has been charac­ terized by that rare combination of basic research geared towards immediate practical application. His expertise in the field of energy metabolism and eval­ uation of appropriate methodology for this purpose has been of fundamental importance to the feed industry. Dr. Slinger's work has been used for estab­ lishing energy values for poultry feed and for the continued improvement of feed formulae; it has had an enormous economic impact on the poultry industry over the yea rs.

In the 1970s Dr. Slinger's talents were recruited in the interests of the Ministry of Natural Resources and En­ vironment Canada, who needed help in raising fish for stocking purposes in fish

hatcheries. Dr. Slinger, aided by his research associate, C. Young Cho, ini­ tiated the development of the Fish Nu­ trition program which is one of the most advanced programs of its nature in the world.

Guests participating in the proceed­ ings gave testimonials to Dr. Slinger's achievements, which have earned him world-wide recognition in the feed in­ dustry field; to his prolific ideas and enthusiasm which have been the source of inspiration to countless students scat­ tered all over the world; to his support of colleagues both academically and in matters of administration, and to his human qualities as a friend and as a colleague.

Dean Ronald announced the nomi­ nation of Dr. Slinger as Professor Emer­ itus of the University of Guelph while Dr. John Hilton and Professor Young Cho presented him with gifts from for­ mer students , close associates and col­ leagues. 0

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Studies Alumni Association

; ALUMNI NEWS Editor: Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson, '66.

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The Acting Dean

Dr. Richard Barham.

I have just completed, as I write this letter, a round of very pleasant events associated with Alumni Weekend . The weather was splendid and helped to augment the cheerfulness of this socia­ ble occasion. While many of those pre­ sent were renewing or sustaining estab­ lished friendships, I had an opportunity to meet a number of our alumni for the first time. It was a great delight to me to note the interest and support which our alumni show in the University, and in this College, and I would like to ac­ knowledge the strength which this inter­ est adds to our current activities and programs.

For me, I think that the highlight of the weekend event was the Golden Anni­ versary Banquet which the Mac-FACS Alumni Association shared with the O .A.C. Alumni Association. This was a thoroughly congenia·1 and cordial eve­ ning where we were able to honour the several Year '30 alumni who were able to be present. Olive M. Wallace, '30, proposed a thoughtful and gracious toast to the Macdona'id Institute and the Col'lege of Family and Consumer Stud­ ies. I was particularly interested in the outstanding achievements, which Olive outlined, of some of our alumni who can now claim 50 years of service to man­ kind, in this country and abroad. I sense, too, that she offered no exaggeration

when she spoke of the strength and foresight of those alumni and faculty associated with the founding program who had both the judgment and flexibil­ ity of mind to design our current pro­ gram in the College of Family and Consumer Studies.

I doubt that any of you who were present need any encouragement to return again for an Alumni Weekend.

For those who were not present, I do commend the occasion to you and urge you to consider coming to Guelph next year. I trust that the '31 s, especially, are gearing up now for a memorable re­ union . It would be splendid, too, to see a class reunion and reception for one of the more recent FACS classes. Think about it.

Moving on to other matters, I am sure you will be aware that alumni provide significant financial support to the College and its students. You may be interested to know of a quite exciting new venture this fa ll which has been made feasible through the support of the Alma Mater Fund . We are now able to announce the introduction of a Visiting Executive Program, with Guy French, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Can of Canada Limited, being the first visitor in the program to the Department of Consumer Studies .

As a visiting executive, Guy French will spend a period with faculty and stu­ dents, giving lectures, conducting semi­ nars and interacting with our communi­ ty in a variety of formal and informal ways, much as is the case with a visiting professor. Given the applied interests represented in both our teaching and research programs, we see substantial benefits both to such visitors and to ourselves in th·is Visiting Executive Pro­ gram .

A further item in which many of you will have an interest is the establish­ ment of a Child and Family Develop­ ment Section within the Department of Family Studies. This facility has grown out of the Centre for Educational Disa­ bilities and will add an extended range

of teaching, research and associated community service functions, all related to human development and family rela­ tions, to the University's established re­ cord of interest in learning disabilities.

This new section will, among its several benefits, provide an enrichment to the applied course work and research which our undergraduate and graduate stu­ dents may pursue.

As you read this letter, Dr. Janet Wardlaw will have returned to the Dean's Office from her period of leave. I am sure that you will be hearing from her in the next letter from the Dean .

I trust that you have had a satisfy­ ing summer vacation . Watch out for our FACS sheets this year. We have some excellent topics again in this year's ser­ ies.D

Careers

Night '80 Plans are now under way for the 1980 Annual Careers Night, Tuesday, Octo­ ber 7, in Peter Clark Hall, University Centre, 7:00 p.m., sponsored by the Mac-FACS Alumni Association.

This function has been extremely well attended by FACS students as it gives them an opportunity to listen and discuss careers with graduates of the various FACS programs .

It is an exciting evening as the graduates enthusiastically portray their chosen career to an attentive audience .

Informal discussions with graduates fol­ low the career presentations. This allows the students to pursue more fully the questions pertaining to their future plans re career selection.

The Mac-FACS Alumni Associa­ tion is pleased to present Careers Night '80 and looks forward to meeting with FACS students on this challenging occa­ sion! 0

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Do You Remember?

During our initiation at Mac in Septem­ ber 1928, our seniors asked our class, '30, to re-enact the Gene Tunney Jack Dempsey fight. Since none of us had ever seen a boxing match, our imagina­ tions were given free rein. The referee, who, like the rest of us, was over­ whelmed by the multitude of rules and regulation in Mac Hall, blew her whistle frequently and explained that whatever had just been perpetrated was illegal, improper and contrary to Rule 795 in Vol. III of the Mac Hall Book of Rules.

We soon learned that in both academe and boxing "holding" and "cl inching" were two of the most heinous offences­ in 1928.

That first week-end when we did not yet know our class-mates, we decid ­ ed we would like to have a picnic. I was delegated to see the dietition. In some trepidation I knocked at her office door, and found Miss Beck, a very plea sa nt a nd understanding person. She said , "Of course you may have a picnic. For how many ? When? Bacon and eggs? Coffee?

Coffee pot? Skillet?" She even suggest­ ed th a t the woods below Wa tson H all (which have long since disappeared) would be a convenient and quiet place for a picnic. It was a great success and marked the beginning of many life-long friend s hips and an unu sua lly strong class spirit.

We will never forget those wonder­ ful Sunday morning breakfasts in Mac Hall. Of course they required a little plan ning. We had to remember the custom of wearing a coat with capacious

By Olive Wallace, '30. pockets when we went to di'nner at Creelman Hall on Saturday night. The coat was also convenient for dra ping casually over one's a rm if one happened to be carrying a milk jug.

One night we were wakened by a piercing scream from Ray Kernaghan and H ilda Dorman's room. It was quite late when R ay heard rustling at the window, and when , a moment tater, she saw a brawn y hand on the window sill, she screamed. Immediately the head and shoulders of a Mac student . appeared over the sill. The student slipped into the room and then fled silently out of the

room and down the corridor. It was strange that next morning no one could remember hearing any unusual noises during the night.

Perhaps you will remember Mary Coles. It was she who stood under the well, and whose clarion call "Miss Jones, telephone, please." could be heard all over the residence. Do you know that she, at 99, is alive and well and living in the home for the aged at St. Joseph's Hospital in Guelph? She is alert, has a good memory, and loves to have visitors . She will celebrate her 100th birthday on February 26, 1981.

Professor Unwin taught English.

He had a great appreciation of Canadi­ an poetry and he taught us to like it too.

Do you remember the tingling of your spine when he read "The scarlet of the maples can shake me like the cry of bugles going by."? One day he said, ''I'm sorry I won't be here to-morrow.

I'm having a little minor surgery." We never saw him again.

Do you remember when The Mi ka­ do was put on in Mem Hall? The role of Katisha was played by Miss Frances Hucks who taught us Dietetics. Not only did s he sing beautifully, but as she sang she leaped with great agility over chairs and sofas in pursuit of Naky Poo. Miss Hucks was our guest of honour at the Mac '30 Golden Anniversary celebration held during Alumni Weekend last June.

These random memories of 50 years ago remind me that a very wise man once said, "We mu st always have old memories and young hopes." 0

Mac-FACS Executive For 1980

At the Alumni Weekend Annual Meeting: Joan (Anderson) Jenkinson, '66 , Director and Editor of the Mac-FACS Alumni News; Karen (Snyder) McDougall, '73, First Vice-President; Dr. Louise (Bazinet) Heslop, '67, Secretary- Treasurer, and Barb Dell, '68, President.

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Case Study Approach

Best-known as a teaching method in law and business, the case study approach has potential for use in any subject area where theory is put into practice.

A week-long workshop on case writ­ ing, sponsored by the School of Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) and the Office for Educational Practice, drew participants from across campus.

Professors Michiel Leenders and Jim Erskine, of the University of Western Ontario School of Business, conducted virtually the same workshop they have presented many times on the Western campus and in locations as distant as Brazil and the Netherlands.

The entire HAFA faculty attended the workshop and most plan to write and use cases in courscs ranging from accounting to personnel to foodservice management. In addition to thc HAFA faculty, the workshop attracted faculty from consumcr studies, family studies, mathema.tics, and agricultural econom­ ics and extension education.

No less than four heads of hotel schools in North America and England

werc at the seminar. In addition, the editors of the two leading journals in hospitali.ty education attended.

During the week, participants spent a half day in the field, collecting data to write up cases of their own. Data col­ lecting took them to such places as CJOY Radio, The Great Canadian Soup Company, CARA, College Motor I nn, Arrow S hirts, Chedoke- McMaster Hospital, Skyline Hotels, Guelph Gen­ eral Hospital and Food Services at the University of Guelph. Each participant collected data on a specific problem encountered by management and wrote this data into a case by week's end.

There are many published cases in the traditional disciplines like law, medi­ cine and business, but in other fields where case study could be effective, there is a paucity of suitable cases. This is where the writing of cases becomes so important. Professor Erskine contends that "there is nothing as satisfying as getting in front of the class with mate­ rial you have prepared yourself. You feeI real excitement in dealing with

cases you have written."

While the emphasis was on WritIng cases, the benefits went further than that. Participants learned how to teach more effectively using the case study approach. Case teaching moves away from I'ectures into a more dynamic and exciting class format in which everyone gets involved in the discussion. The case method can teach problem solving; help demonstrate one or several aspects of theory; and force the student to sort and analyze information.

Case study is not particularly effi­ cient in conveying factual information, but is extremely useful in disciplines where there may be more than one "right" answer. The approach lends it­ self well to management training pro­ grams like hotel and food administra­ tion.

Professor Torn Powers, director of HAFA, feels that case study will be­ come more widely used in his area. "We realize we can no longer teach the 'tried and true' solution to old problems." He feels the HA FA faculty can make a significant contribution to research and the literature in hospitality management through case writing.

Response to the workshop was very favourable, with participants citing their expanded teaching options and confi­ dence in teaching cases as the primary benefits of attending. Learners of all ages are demanding more pizzazz in their courses; case study is one sure way to capture students' interest and encour­ age participation. University of Guelph students will soon be trying to solve the management problems presented in the cases that were produced at this work­ shop. 0

Dorothy Pearson

Among many distinguished ap­ pointments she held were Professor of Nutrition at Madras University, and Professor of Home Science in the Hindu University at Tirupate. She continually urged her colleagues and students to work in rural areas .to educate the village people in good nutrition. In Ma­ dras she was honoured by being present­ ed to the Queen .

In 1957-60, while on home leave, she pursued post graduate studies at the Macdonald Institute in the field of nu-

trition. As an Assistant Professor, she made many friends among students and faculty on the Guelph campus.

Dorothy Pearson's life was one of outstanding service as a teacher and guide, friend and helper, scholar and administrator.

A Memorial Fund has been estab­ lished in her name to provide an ongoing scholarship or bursary for students in nutrition in India c/o Central United Church, I King St. West, Weston, On­ tario.D

l' A small group discussion: I to r are; Professor Ted Fletcher. H AFA; Paul Beles.

Editor. Cornell Quarterly; Professor John Liefeld. Consumer Studies. and Mei-Fei (Rosholt) Elrick. CSS. M.A. '70. Office of Continuing Education.

In Jalmary 1980, Dorothy Pearson passed away in Weston, Ontario.

Dorothy Pearson graduated from the University of Toronto in 1924 and in 1929 she went to India as a United Church Missionary. There she spent thirty years training students and direct­ ing research in nutrition. Today her students hold responsible pOSItrons in Indian Universities and in Government Service.

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News From Guelph

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Homecoming '80 PROGRAM OF EVENTS Here is a program of Homecoming '80 activities that have been finalized at time of printing. This fun-packed sched­ ule is just a beginning!

Friday, September 26 7:00 p.m.

MEN'S ALUMNI HOCKEY GAME ­ Athletic Centre rink.

8:00 p.m.

GORDON LIGHTFOOT CONCERT ­ Athletic Centre gym (time will be confirmed.)

11:00 p.m.

FLOAT BUILDING - under the lights location to be announced.

Saturday, September 27 9:00 a.m.

FLOAT BUILDING - continues.

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST - sponsored by the Aggies - Location T.B.A. 12:00 noon HOMECOMING '80 PARADE - leaves downtown Guelph for campus.

2:00 p.m.

HOMECOMING '80 FOOTBALL GAME - U. of T . vs. U. of G., Alumni Stadium.

3:00 p.m.

SOCCER - R.M.C. vs. U. of G. ­ Campus soccer pitch.

5:00 p.m.

STUDENT / ALUMNI BARBECUE Alumni Stadium.

8:00p.m.

STUDENT / ALUMNI DANCE ­ featuring '50s and '60s music, Athletic Centre.

Sunday, September 28 10:30 to 12:00 noon MORNING·AFTER PANCAKE BREAKFAST - Branion Plaza .

(Note: Schedule is subject to change, additions or deletions.)

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Homecoming '80, Sept. 26, 27, and 28, will be this year's weekend to remember.

Organized by the U. of G. Central Student Associ a tion , plans have been made to ensure that the weekend will be conductive to renewal of friendships and to reliving some of the best years of your life - those U. of G. years.

There is a new feature at Home­ coming '80. Instead of the formality of a "Ball," and all the inconveni~nces in­ volved, a new high-energy, full-of-fun get-together dance is planned for Satur­ d ay night. The dance is focussed on '50s and '60s music;, music to which we all enjoy dancing , thus creating a comforta­ ble a tmosphere in which to revive mem­ ories of past campus dances.

Originally, Homecoming '80 was scheduled for mid-October (please mark the change on your Guelph Alumnus Datelines '80 calendar issue). However, in the past, Oktoberfest has tied up most

motel and hotel accommodation in the area at about that time. The Homecom­ ing '80 date negates this problem .

Entertainer Gordon Lightfoot has been booked to kick off the festivities of Homecoming '80 with a concert on Friday, September 26 in the Athletic Centre. Tickets for the concert will be available on campus September 1, but, to give you equal opportunity, a block of tickets has been set aside for alumni.

The Central Student Association has arranged to accept mail orders and cheques.

An order form located on thi s page is for your convenience. WheR ordering tickets please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope or instructions to hold the tickets at the Box Office. On'ly prepaid tickets will be held. Gordon Lightfoot ensures a sell-out crowd, so, if you're interested , please write for your tickets to-day!

Homecoming wouldn ' t be Home­ coming without an a bundance of sport­ ing activity. The Department of Athlet­ ics has gone all out to prepare a busy schedule of events; everything from an

GORDON LIGHTFOOT CONCERT TICKET ORDER FORM Please send me _ _ tickets at $11 each for the Friday, September 26 Gordon Lightfoot Concert in the Athletic Centre, University of Guelph. Enclosed is my cheque for $ _ _ __ D Please mail tickets to me in the enclosed self·addressed, stamped envelope.

D Please hold my tickets at the Box Office.

Please print: NAME: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

PHONE: _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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SIGNATURE: _ _ _ _ _._ _ _DATE: _ _ _ _ CLASS YEAR: _ _ Send this ticket order form and cheque, payable to the Central Student Association, to: Box Office, UniverSity Centre, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario NIG 2Wl.

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alumni hockey match to a Guelph vs.

Royal Military College soccer game.

The traditional football game will be the focus of attention at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 27. The University of Toron­ to will make an unsuccessful attempt to take victory away from our favourite team, the football Gryphons.

Preceding the game, there will be a challenge parade. Every Year and every group on campus is challenged to enter a float in the Homecoming '80 parade.

For the first time in many years the parade will start in downtown Guelph and climb the hill to tour the campus . It will end up at the stadium prior to the football game. Plan to assist your Year in making their float. Most materials will be supplied for Friday night and Saturday morning float-building ses­ sions. Call your class-mates and discuss plans for your float today' Craig Fagan Manager, Pu blicity Central Student Association 0

Ross Collegiate and then farmed near Arthur. As an alumni senator, he sat on Senate from 1969 to 1972 and feels he can provide an effective voice for alum­ ni.

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Robin Lewis lives in Brantford and is a part-time professional artist (see article in Spring '80 issue of the Guelph Alumnus) . An art instructor at Fan­ shawe College, Robin is also a freelance commercial artist and has illustrated chiidren's books.

Richa rd Young lives in Ridgeville, and is a lawyer with the law firm of Young and McNamara in Thorold.

With his knowledge of law, he feels he can contribute to Senate during this period of economic difficulty. 0

Elected to Board of Governors

Elected to Senate Following the annual election for three of the nine alumni seats on Senate of the University, Paul D. Ferguson, CPS '67; Robin B. Lewis, Arts '73, and N. Rich­ ard Young, Arts '76, have been elected to replace those who have fulfilled three­ year terms.

Paul Ferguson, CPS '6 7.

R. W. Hanbidge,

OAC'48.

George Barker.

R. WaIter Hanbidge, OAC '48, of To­ ronto, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph, effective July I, 1980. Mr. Hanbidge, who is president of BP Cana­ da Inc., succeeded Ken Murray, OAC '50, of Kitchener who has retired from

the Board after completing three three­ year terms.

Mr. Hanbidge was active in several student activities during his four years on the Guelph campus. He joined BP in 1961 as commercial manager, and be­ came general manager, marketing, in 1963. In 1966 Mr. Hanbidge was named executive vice-president of BP and be­ came president in 1977.

Mr. Hanbidge was an officer of the Royal Commission on Government Or­ ganization, 1961.

In addition to his res ponsibilities to BP Inc., he is al so engaged in a farming operation in partnership with his son Bob, OAC '78.

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Professor W. George Barker, Depart­ ment of Botany and G enetics, has been elected as the Senate appointee to the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph , effective july I, 1980. Professor Barker succeeded Professor Jack R. MacDonald, Department of Physics, at the end of his three-year term .

Professor Barker's association with Guelph began 29 years ago. He came to the O.A .C. as assistant professor in 1951 from a lectureship at the University of Western Ontario. Previously he had re­ ceived both his B.sc. (1947) and his M.Sc. (1948) from Western and his Ph.D. majoring in physiology and mor­ phology (1953) from the University of Michigan.

From 1954 to 1959 Professor Barker served as plant physiologist with the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica and Honduras and, from 1959 to 1960 was research associate, plant physiology, at Corne ll University . In 1972 he re­ turned to Guelph as chairman of the Department of Botan y and Genetics, the position he still holds. 0

Coming Events Robin Lewis Ar/s '73 Richard Young, Ar/s '76.

Paul Ferguson lives in Guelph and is territory manager with Supersweet Feeds, Stratford. Paul taught at J.F.

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Aggie Week.

O.A.C. Alumni Association Golf Tournament.

Homecoming.

2 Start of Weekly Campus Visit Program for prospective students, Tuesdays and Wednesdays October to mid-December. In Ontario, call toll free 1-800-265-8344.

10 Ontario Veterinary Association Annual General meeting. Hotel Toronto, Toronto.

15 "Guelph Interaction" a scientific and Human Issues conference for senior high school students. At U. of G.

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Alumnus of Honour '80

The late T. R. "Dick " Hilliard, OAC40.

resentation of this year's University of Guelph Alumni Association Alumnus of Honour Award had a note of sadness to it because that special person was not present at Alumni Weekend to receive his award. Thomas Richard Hilliard, known as "Dick," died on May 31, 1980.

Dick was born in Carleton Place, near Ottawa, on March 17, 1916,and grew up on a farm which is still owned and operated by family members. Following completion of Grade 13 at Carleton Place High School,

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he entered the Ontario Agricultural College, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree in 1940. As a student, he had a keen interest in student affairs with a particular inclination towards organization and administration, traits which proved themselves over and over again in later years.

Upon returning home from a distinguished naval career during the Second World War, Dick began his long and successful association with Ontario government. Until 1962 he served in various capacities ranging from assistant agricultural representative to assis tant deputy minister of the Depa rtment of Agriculture and Food. During this time, he demonstrated an ability to work especially well with young people from the rura l community, offering positive and effective leadership with an emphasis on the need for agricultural education.

From 1962 to 1975 Dick was Deputy Minister of three departments: Energy and Resources Management, Public Works (now Government Services), and Agriculture and Food. Prior to his retirement on May I, J 976, he served on special assignment for the Government of Ontario on Third World Development.

Retirement by no means ended Dick 's working career. He became co-ordinator of the Applied Agriculture Program of the University of Guelph's School of Part路Time Studies and Continuing Education, and just recently was appointed to the University's Board of Governors.

Dick was one of those exceptional people, able to devote himself to both work and outside activities with equal conviction .

He was affiliated with several professional groups, the most outstanding being the Ontario Institute of Agrologists of which he was a charter member and past president.

He was active on the executives of the V.0. N. and Red Cross in the Toronto area. the Lions Club and Scouts in Newmarket. and was a dedicated churchma n who served as both elder and Sunday school superintendent.

His fondest memories a nd , therefo re, perhaps his greatest attachment, lay with his alma mater. Since graduation he served in one capacit y or another related to the O .A .C. and later the University of Guelph.

His involvement covered a broad spectrum , ranging from the purely socia l as pect of alumni gatherings to highly serious matters concerned with future direction of the University. He was instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition in the establishment of the University of Guelph Alumni Association of which he was president for two years. Throughout his life, his strong support never faltered. Certainly two of his proudest moments came whePi he and his wife Audrey saw their son Tim graduate from the University in 1976, and daughter Marcia follow two years later .

Dick Hilli a rd 's depth of feeling and loyalty to the University of Guelph were qualities which always will be treasured by those who were privileged to know him and to work with him. 0

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