Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Summer 1982

UNIVER SITY OF GUELPH

GUELPH

AWMNUS S ummer 1982 Vol. I S, No. 3

UN IVERSITY OF GU EL PH ALU M NI ASSOCIATION HO NORAR Y PR ES IDE N T Professor Dona ld F. Fors te r.

PRES ID E T : Jane ( Vo lli ck) We bster . FA CS '75.

PAST P RES IDE 'T : J ackie ( W emyss) W rig ht , C BS '74.

S E N IOR V ICE- PR ES IDE N T: Ba rr y S ta hlba u m. C PS '74.

S EC R ETARY : Dr . O . Bria n Allen . C PS '72.

AS SOC IA T E S EC RETARY: Rose ma ry C la rk, Mac '59 .

T R EASU R E R : J a mes Elm slie.

VI CE·P R ES ID E NTS : Dr . Anne ( Mc Le is h ) C roy, OV C '69; Ca th y Knipe . CBS '79; Edi t h (Si mm o ns) LeLacheur. A rt s '72: Eliza be t h O' Ne il . FA CS '7 4; Ross Pa rr y, CSS '80; G len n Powell , O AC '62; Bru ce Ri c ha rd so n, C PS '8 2.

D I R ECTOR S: D r. Brian A ll en , C PS '72: La rr y Arg ue, O AC '58; Debbie ( N ash) C hambe rs, Art s '77; Dr. Dudl ey Colli ns, OV C '56; Lo ri ( Rolsto n) Cose ns, C BS '79 ; S usa n Bea tty Dav id so n, CSS '82; Dr . Ro n Down ey, OV C '6 1; Dr . Pete r Fo rt e, C PS M .Sc. '70 ; Alvin Jory, CSS '7 4; Lorn a ( Inn es ) La wrence, Mac '68; Dr . Clare Rennie, OA C '4 7; Ma rgo Shoema ke r, Ar ts '79; Jan Wa tso n, CBS '75 ; Jan ice Ye llo wlees , Mac '8 0.

EX · OF F ICIO DI R ECTOR S : H enry Sta nley, OAC '55 , P res id ent, Onta rio Ag ri cultura l College Alum ni Assoc ia ti on; J ohn BabCOCk. OA C '54, Direc tor of Alu mni Affai rs and Develo pmen t; Dennis Rawli ngs , President, Uni vers it y of Guelph Cent ra l S tud en t Assoc ia tion; J o hn !-l enn in g, CPS '76 , P resident , Gra du ate S tudents Assoc ia tion; Ma rie (B oissonneau lt) Ru sh , C BS '80 , Presiden t, Co llege of Biologica l Science Al umni Association; Ca ro l T elfo rd· Pittma n, FACS '75, P res ide nt, Mac-FACS Alumni Associa tio n; Pa tr icia ( H oney) Lonerga n, CSS '68 , President, College of Social Science Alu mni Association; Dr. Archi e M ac K inn on, OV C '4 3, P res ident, O nt a ri o Veterina ry College Alumni Associa tio n; Ba rry Sta hlba um , President , College of P hys ica l Science Alumni Assoc ia ti o n; Ma rgo S hoe maker, A rts '79, President, Co llege of Arts Alumni Associa ti on.

Th e C ll elph Alum nus is publis hed by th e Depart men t o f Alu mni A ffa irs a nd Develo pme nt in co-opera ti o n wit h th e Depa rt me nt o f Info rm a ti o n, Un ive rsit y of G uel ph.

EDITO R , Derek J . W ing, Pu bli catio ns Officer, Depa rt me nt of A lum ni A ffairs a nd Deve lopment.

The Edito ri a l Com mit tee is comp rised of th e Editor , Derek W ing; J ohn Babcock, OA C '54, D irec to r of Alumn i Affa irs a nd Developm ent ; Eric h Ba rth , Art Di rec to r, Depa rtm ent o f Inform a tio n; Rose ma ry C lark , Ma c '59, Ass is ta nt Direc tor fo r Alu mni Progra ms; Doug las W a ters ton , Direc tor , Depa rtm e nt of Informa ti on; Do na ld J ose, O A C '49, Press· Pub li cit y, Depa rt ment o f Informatio n; Ro bi n Ba ird Lewis, Arts '73, Developmen t/Communi ca ti o ns Officer, Depa rtm ent of A lumni A ffa irs a nd Deve lopme nt.

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T he Edito rial Ad viso ry Boa rd o f th e U ni ve rs it y o f Guelp h Al u mn i Associa ti on is comprised of R icha rd Moccia, C BS '76, C ha ir man; Dr. A lla n A ust in ; Dr. Do nal d Ba rnu m, OVC '41 ; W . J ohn Bow les, CSS '72; J ud ith Ca rson , A rt s '7 5; Pete r H ohe nad el , O AC '75; J anice ( Robe rtson) Pa rt low, A rts '70; O live (T hompson) Thom pson, Mac '35; S a nd ra Webster, CSS '75; Ex · offi cio; J ohn Babcoc k, OA C '54; Ja ne ( Vo llic k) W ebster, FACS '75.

Und elivered co pies sho uld be returned to th e Depa rtme nt o f

A lumni Affa irs a nd Deve lopmen t, U ni ve rs ity of Gu elph ,

Guelph , O nt a rio, NIG 2 W I.

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Branion Plaza-in the good old s ummertime.

With United Energy and EnthusiasD1!

A M essage From UGAA President Jane Webster ach year, the University of Guelph

EAlumni Association invites alumni to respond to Association programs and activities, and reaches out for input in an effort to expand its horizons.

Thc questions posed are: what do alumni want their Association to do for them') How do they want to involve themselves ') So, I ask, as alumni, what are your interests and how can they best be served through the UGAA') Which issues should get more attention ') How can your involvement best be satisfied ') With the Canadian constitution excitement behind us, the consensus seems to be that we can now take pride in a constitution that is truly our own.

And so be it for the UGAA. To take pride in an Association that is truly our own. To work together to achieve those objectives set out in our Association constitution that was formulated by alumni, for alull1ni, and for the advancement of the University of Guelph.

I believe that 1982-83 will be a year that launches our Alumni Association into the mid-'80s with a renewed sense of challenge, insight and a realization of what alumni are capable of achieving when their energies are joined and directed toward fulfilling our constitutional objective "to mobilize on behalf of the University of Guelph all the strength-moral, spiritual and finaneia 'l, of its alumni."

Must we harp on this statement') The answer is most definitely- YES' It has a far-reaching impact on the future of our educational system and universities as institutions of higher learning.

Alumni play vital roles in assuring that the pursuit, and means, of advanced education remain largely a matter of choice. You are the best communicators, bridge-builders and ambassadors for the merits of a university education, having had first-hand experience with the system.

The Association applauds the enthusiastic response of many alumni to programs, activities, fund raising campaigns, etc., and for support so generously given, but the UGAA is not immune to the energy crisis that invades all other facets of life.

With an ever-increasing University of Guelph alumni population (over 35,000 around the world) , the UGAA requires even more energy, more refueling, to maintain its high standard of performance both for alumni and the University.

YOU are the E ERGY - the input,

President Jane (Vallick ) Webster, FACS '75.

the act and the action, the decision makers, and the agents for change.

The call for continued growth and accomplishment of the Association can be answered by YOU-through innovative and imaginative alumni activities; through progressive approaches directed at recruitment of potential students, and through fund raising campaigns.

And where could there be a greater chance for united energy, and enthusiasm, than a coming together of alumni to share a mutual interest in the development of new programs') Alumni who support the advancement of the University, through active involvement in any of the program areas, build on a sense of fellowship with other alumni and have a chance to share the comraderie of campus activities and recapture the spirit of university. life.

We need to continually strengthen and reinforce the fabric of our Association, fabric that took many years of hard work and determination to weave, fabric that embodies the ideal that alumni , working together, can actively support the growth and development of the University.

There are many exciting proposals for alumni programs during 1982-83. one being a weekend in New York City. It 1V0uid be

fun if you could join in.

As you read your Guelph Alurrmus, remember that it is our major means of communicating with alumni, and communication is a two-way process. Are we reaching you ') If so, let us know. I need to hear what you want ['rom your Associa足 tion. Contact the UGAA represen足 tative for your college association, or mysel f, via the AI umni Office.

Your Association president for 1981-82, Jackie (Wemyss) Wright, CBS '74, ably steered the Association through an active year of problem-solving and program development, not to mention grappling with postal rate increases that pose a great threat to alumni mailings. On behalf of the Association, 'Thank you, Jackie."

I look forward to 1982-83 and the challenges we have beforeus. To the executive, the directors and all alumni-we have a whole year within which we can increase awareness of alumni programs, promote alumni involvement and participation, and share alumni fellowship.

See you in September.

Jane (Vollick) Webster, FACS '75, President, University of Guelph Alumni Associa tion. 0

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A New D.V .M. Curriculum

The D.V.M. Curriculum Review Committee at the Ontario Veterinary College has been working for two years on a thorough revie w of the D .V.M. curriculum. In January 198 1 the committee produc ed a landmark document. Their report was a philosophical ove rview of what the curriculum should be. Since then, the committee has continued its in-depth study which has culminated In this "broad足 brush" overvie w of a new curriculum which they will further define.

he program of study, or the curriculum, of an institution dedicated to the education of students, requires, for its foundation, a statement of purpose or a mission statement upon which can be built the details of its architecture, and against which its accomplishments may be measured.

The commitment of the University of Guelph to provide a liberal education, and to thereby foster "the development of intellectual , moral and aesthetic maturity through a combination of depth and breadth of study ," is the bedrock to which our structure must be secured. It is the statement of purpose against which the programs of the University will be judged ultimately (Liberal Education, Affirming a Commitment, University of Guelph report of the Senate Committee to study Liberal Education, May 1980).

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The Aims of the OVC The undergraduate program has, as a goal , the graduation of veterinarians who are trained in the sciences applied to veterinary medicine, skilled in the maintenance of the health of animals, competent in the many aspects of veterinary medicine, committed to a lifetime of learning, and who are able to communicate in the language of medical science.

The mission of the curriculum is thus defined in broad philosophical terms, by both the University and the College, but in order to accomplish this task, the builders of the curriculum need to trans1late the words of the phi losophers into a structure of substance that is consistent with this mission.

The design must contain, therefore, the details of the objectives of the curriculum so that students and faculty alike will have a blueprint of what is to be achieved. The objective proposed for students of the D.V.M. Program, as described in the

conclusions and recommendations of the

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report of the D.V.M. Curriculum Review Committee, are summarized as follows.

I. Graduates should have the knowledge and skills appropriate to career orientation, and sufficient knowledge to allow the pursuit -of a variety of careers in veterinary medicine, including graduate studies.

2. Graduates must be able to solve animal health problems, and must have knowledge of the management of domestic animals and the functioning of the various animal industries.

3. Gradu a tes must be able to communicate effectively, whether by writing scientific papers, or by conversing with clients. The ability to relate to people is an acquired

skill that must be encouraged during processes of the curriculum.

4. Through a commitment to continuing education, graduates must accept the professional responsibility to stay abreast of new developments and to pursue solutions to new problems.

5. Graduates must have a genuine concern for the welfare of all animals and have a reverence for life. They should be aware of their responsibilities to the profession in terms of ethical and professional conduct, and have an understanding of the moral quest ions facing veteri naria ns.

6. Graduates must have had the opportunity, during their University tenurc, to develop a range of non-veterinary interests sufficient to equip them to take a responsible role in society.

The committee considers it necessary that the D.V.M. curriculum contain the essentials of problem solving, of moral and ethical questions, of communication skills, and of veterinary information, in order that graduates approach the goals of the

The D. VM. Curriculum Review Commillee. L to r: Dr. Harold Chapman, Dr. Ian Tizard, Dr. Ron Downey, avc '61, chairman; Dr. Harold Reed, avc '55, and Dr. Brian Wilcock, avc '73. Missing from the picture: Dr. Peter Physick-Sheard, avc '73.

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University, the College and the curriculum.

T he committee must establish mcthods to incorporate objectives into thl; curriculum. It must decide which courses arc to be "liberal" in nature . and where to best argue qu es tions or ethics and morality, how to t,lke advantage of subject matter to pursue the learning of problem solving, and develop the skills of' using inform a tion and situations for self-directed ,learning and persona I developmen l.

The Curriculum The committee recommend s th at the concept of core information be deve loped , and that , for each course, th e co re requirements be explicit. Thi s would be the prcrequisite to the fulfilment of the fi rs t objective, that students should have thc knowledgc and skills considercd necessary in order to be competent to pursue any of a variety of careers in veterinary medicin e.

Therefore, in thc curriculum, the knowledge rcquirements , or core information for each course, shall be compiled in a course syllabus. As someon e has said. "If we tell students what it is that we wish them to know , we may not ha ve to do much morc."

Th e solving of animal hea lth problems, however, requires so mething more tha n knowledge. Expe;;rience in problem solving, as well as information , is required , as informa tion alone is generally insufficient for the so lving of problems. Experience in solving animal health problem s is ava il ab le to our students in the clinics, and in the diagnostic laboratories of the Veterina ry Hospital. T he courses given in the Hospital should be designed to take advantage of naturally occurring problems and, at the same time, to make thc process of problem solving visible to the stud ents.

T he introduction of probl em solving early in the curriculum would lea d to a n understanding of the relevancy of the biomedical sciences, and also of the hu sbandry and economic factors th a t inlluenee the prevalance and severity of disease.

The role of the veterinarian in the maintenance of the health of animal populations could be emphasized through th e study of actual problem situation s. Th e evaluation of students in these courses mu st be concerned with their competence in problem solving it' this objective is to be achieved, for it is true that examinations, rat her than course descriptions, determine wh at students learn.

Experience in the practicc of ve terinar y medicine should be included in the curriculum. The development of a well-defined program of work with

practi sing veter in a rian s would meet, in part, our objectives of giving stud ents career orientation as well as additional knowledge of the vario us a nimal industries.

Work experience would also provide students with opportunities to study the professional , legal a nd mora l responsibilities of the veterinarian at work in the field, ra ther th a n in th e protected environment of a university , and would facilitate the tra nsition of stud ents from the world of academia to the world of prac ti ce.

The committce reco mm end s that an objective for th e curriculum is th a t stud ents are provided with an opportunity to orient their studies towards proposed careers.

Though graduates must be capable of solving animal health problems, it seems unlikely that this objective can be met by all students for all species of anim a ls.

An objective of the.curriculum should be that students are allowed to study th e problems of one or two of the a nim a l industries in some depth. As stated in th e Botterell Report, " the special an d differ ing needs of small companion animal practice, equine practice and of pOUltry , dairy ca ttle, cattle other than dai ry cattl e, a nd swine, support the need of the increas ing trend to specialization."

Whether or not undergradu a te ca ree r orientation would eventually lead to spec ia l licensure by the state is unknown. Until this matter is resolved, one of the objectives has to be that graduates will be able to pass the general examinations of the veterinary profession. The committee believes th a t, with an acceptable core of knowledge in the courses, this will be possible.

General Comments The new curriculum should achieve the fOllowing: I n the context of bod y sys tems, it should allow integration of normal and a bnormal wherever poss ible, and where not, th e appointment of a common co-ordinator for both It must expand student awareness of the broad range of career options possible, and provide a balanced outlook. Th e concept of clinical practice, with emphasis on individual animal medicine as being the only valid option upon graduation, mu st be cha nged. h must consider the fact that not all stu dents will need to reach the same level of competence in aU areas. Career options mu st be considered in elective offerings.

No twithsta nding this , the core for the cu rri culum must provide all students with a suffi cientl y broad base allowing the graduate to change career direction .

It must place grea ter emphasis on

population medicin e/ hea lth management than is currently the case.

It must have flexibility written into the structure to allow students , and the program, to change in the li ght of changing needs.

It must be compa tible with th e mission statement of the curriculum.

It must be subject to constant review, for which purpose a form al evaluation mechanism must be developed .

Faculty Considerations The new c urriculum should ac hi eve the following: It must provide faculty with a meaningful teaching experience, in terms of the volume of material for which th ey a re responsible, and the extent of their contact with students.

It must allow faculty to identify more easily with their role in the curriculum thr'ough increasing discipline emphasis.

It should allow efficient use of faculty time by the use of regular scheduling.

It must initiall y be considerate of current fac ult y resources, but mu st a lso stimul a te the progressive redi stribution of fac ulty effort and expertise into a ppropriate academic growth areas.

It should be designed to necess itate a minimum of course restructuring, both in the long and short term.

It should allow transition without th e necess ity of "double delivery," wherever possible.

Student Consideration Th e new curriculum should achieve th e following: It should de-emphasize the rote tra nsfer of fact and provide students with a co nsta nt stimulus to explore further , ra th er th a n overload th em with factual inform ation .

It mu st provide students with opportunities for problem solving as a thread running through all courses.

It sho uld be scheduled, wherever possible, to allow students to make optimal use of th eir time.

It must be fully considerate of the need for students to pursue non-veterinary ac tiviti es as an important component of their development.

It must allow more meaningful student/faculty contact, especially in the immedi ate context of course work.

It mu st result in a reduction in the total number of contact hours.

It must a llow better definition of the essentia ls of the curriculum, and definition of course objectives, in order to guide student effort. 0

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Auctio neer Cord Bennel/, OAC '43.

AUClion sa le of OAC m emorabilia.

At Alumni Weekend '82 On the Front Cover Three days of steady rain, on June 18, 19 and 20, faile d to dampen the spirit s of th e m o re than 1,500 alumni who attended Alumni We ekend '82.

Old friends.

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Da vid Connors and Brenda Green. A rts '82, weI winners n/the CSSAA Foot Ven t ure.

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S ome of Ihe you l1gfolks.

Remembering when.

/ 11 Ihe AlulIlni Dance .

Vi ce President, Academic, Dr. H oward Clark: Mid (Taylor) Misener , Ma c '35 , Dr. A. Grant Misener, OA C '35 and ove '38, President, Friends of Universily of Guelph, ll1c: President Forster and Joy Clark

Clllss reuniull dinner, iV/ac '47 .

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Newest Co-op

Venture at Guelph Upand Running

By Bruce McCallum Assistant Directer, Work Study Unit, Counselling and Student Resource Centre, University of Guelph. he word CO-OP describes several activities at the University of Guelph, and, at times, the word leads to confusion .

A recent addition, the latest campus co-op venture is the introduction of co-operative educa tion programs.

In this articl.e, I aim to accomplish three things: to inform you about co-operative education in general and at Guelph; to encourage those of you who are parents or "counseBors" of young people, to seriously consider advising students to pursue a co-operative education program at a college or university; to challenge those of you who a re employers, to participate in the education, training and career development of that portion of today 's youth that recognizes the need to integra te practical experience with academic pursuit.

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What is Co-operative Education?

Simply. co-operative education. as practised at the post-secondary educatiun level, integrates academic study with work experience within co-operating employer organ,izations. Students alternate period s of study with periods of employment in appropriate fi elds of business , industry, government , social services and the profess ions. They are engaged in productive work in Jobs developed and/or approved by educational institution s as suitable learning situations. Progress on the job is monitored by the institution s and is supervised and evaluated jointly by employers and institutions.

Advantages for Students Co-operative education is intended to assist students in making more precise career decisions as a result of frequent and extensive exposures to the work environment. Through continuing contact with supervisors and fellow workers , and through work performa nce evaluations , on-the-job visits and return-to-campu s interviews, co-op students become increasingly aware of their personal strengths and wea knesses.

Practical communications skills a re enhanced through the medium of work reports which are intended to accentuate awa reness of real-life situations and responsibilities. Also, a grea ter degree of financial independence may be rea lized , and the possibility of permanent employment opportunities exists.

Advantages to the Employer Two dominant advantages stand out, namely; employers are able to hire well-educated graduates with from one to almost two years of ex perience. Employers feel that students earn their pay during work periods because they are employed in productive settings, not in observation roles.

In addition , studies completed in the .S. show th a t co-op graduates generally stay in their initial employment position for a longer period of time after gradu a tion.

Employers also report that hiring costs can be reduced significantly if students employed as undergraduates arc recruited into permanent positions . mployers find th at students may bc given short-term ass ignments where it would be un economical to hire full-time employees, and they may also be a ble to fiJI in for vacation period s or ass ist durin g peak-load peri ods.

Students, with proper guidance and training, can perform ma ny functions which will assist members of th e permanent sta ff, or relieve them to perform higher level tasks. Many employers also find that, by hiring a pair of co-op students on alternate st reams, full year-round student ass路ista ncc with no vacation gaps can be realized.

Many employers also find that, by pa rticipating in a co-up program , they a re ensured that their organization is known to a large number of very capable young students. Students who are employed elsewhere a fter graduation, tend to act as good will ambassadors for employers of undergraduates. Finally , participa tion in a co-op program ensures continuing contact, both forma 'i and informal. between industry, government and academe.

Who Administers the Program?

The University 's Counselling and Student Resource Centre, Work Study Unit, is primarily responsible for administering the work-term effects of co-operative programs. This involves marketing the concept of co-operative educa tion to potential employers, identifying appropriate occupations, and organizing an on-campu s interview system.

Work Study Unit field co-ordinators vi sit each student on the job site each

Charter grollp, co-operative education program, at the end of their firsl work semester. Seal ed, I to r: Leslie Brown, Debra Taylor, Eric Voogjarv, Bruce McCallum, associate director , Counselling and Student Resource Ce fllre : Andre Auger, director, C & S R C, and Carlyle Bennel/. Standing, I/o r.路 Lloyd Ross, OAC '54. field co -ordinator, Work Study Programs, Chris Meadows, Cheryl Me ac her, Kathryn Lillie, Roberta Barnet, John Onnrod, Dwayne Barber, Michael Wilson, Susan Post , Jeffrey Watson, Linda Frew. Martin M cGavin , Petra Pausch, Doug Flint, Michael Pen warden, Ralf Dietert, Debora Kri zmanich , Warr en Skippon, Mary Lou Belanger, secretary, Work Study Programs, and Diane Bell-Smith . placement assistant , Work Study Programs. Missing - Sylvia Joudvalkis .

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work-term, and thes e sa me co-ordinators, and others from the Centre, provide a wide range of counselling and career devel op ment services .

Earning Power Because the selected j o bs are productive, and beca use some employers use the program to recruit graduates , salaries pai d to co-op students on work terms tend to be relati ve ly good. Presently , they start at just over the $200-a-w eek leve l and rise to just under $400 a week .

Employers increase sa laries appro ximately $1 0 to $ 15 a week for each su bsequent wo rk term.

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Progr~ms

Offer Co-op?

Currently, a t the University of Guelph, there are co-op programs in Agricultur e (Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Animal an d Poultry Science, Applied Microbiol ogy , C rop Scie nce an d Dairy S cience) as well as Applied C hemist ry, C om puting and I~form a tion Science, Food Science, a nd Mi c robiology.

To date , only two groups of studen ts have experienced work term s in the co-operative education programs at Guelph.

In th e Winter Semester 1982,22 students comprised the founding gro up. Currently, ap proxima tely 20 students, also in their first work te rm, a re emplo yed.

Typical Co-op Occupations In orde r to give rea ders some idea of what students are doing, t he following is a list of students with a n indication of their occupation titles , employe rs, and caps ule comments on their duties.

Debbie Krizmanich, financi a l analyst systems, M as ter Feeds (Komoka) in London-- working on the development an d installa tion of a computer system, an d tra ining of user- staff in branches acr oss Canada.

Katherine Li ttle, lab tec hnici a n, Bec ker

Milk C ompany in Scarborough - sampling

a nd test ing nuid mil k , by-products, ice

cream mixes a nd raw ingredients for

adherance to specific standards.

C heryl Meacher, resea rch techni c ia n,

N a tiona ,1 Researc h Council in

Ottawa-ass isting a resea rch team involved

in th e production of a lcohol from various

fuel sou rces.

Petra Pausch, lab tec hnici a n, C .l. P.

Research Limited in Hawkesbury­

pe rforms researc h work with a project team

to a dapt newl y-found yeast to fer ment

s ulphide waste liquor.

Chris Meadows, researc h a ssistant, Hybrid

Turkeys Ltd. , in N ew Hamburg-assis tin g

in the acc umul ati on and pre pa ration of

dat a rel at ing to turkey egg size, s hell

quality, fertility and hatch ability .

Carlyle Bennett, management trainee,

Cuddy Farms in Strathroy-a training

program th at covers a ll aspects of the

starting a nd growing of turk eys, plus

hand s-on ex peri ence in breeding a nd

ha tch e ry opera tions.

Li nd a Frew, lab assis tant, Epl ett Dairies in

T oronto-a ss is ting in the qu ality control of

nuid milk , ice cream an d other dairy

products produced and packaged on-site.

Martin McGavin, quality control

techn icia n, Mol so n Breweries in Ba rrie­

carries out basic q uality control tests on all

phases of the fermentatio n, production a nd

bottling of th e co mpany 's products.

John Ormrod, man age ment train ee , CIBA

GEIGY Canada in A ilsa Craig-performs

various duties involving receiving, cl ea ning ,

grading and packa ging cereal grains.

Dwayne Barber, resea rcher, Western Researc h C entre in Toronto-ass istin g on a research program to develop a novel fermentation process for th e production of industrial e thanol.

Warren Skippon, la b technici a n, Gilbey

Canada Limited in Toro nto- as sists in the

qu a lity cont ro l of a ll incoming raw

ingredi en ts an d subseq uent a na lysis of the

distillation process of whiskey , gin, vodka

and rum.

R oberta Barnet and Doug Flint, lab assistants, Xerox Res earch of C anada Ltd., in Miss issauga -ass isting researchers in the production of new copier inks and the synthesizing of the actual material used.

Susan Post, lab technician, General Foods

Limited in Cobourg-involved in the study

of th e functional properties of protein s,

focussing on the textural prope rties of

protein gels and emulsion systems.

Mike Wilson, lab technici a n, Novopharm Limited in Scar borough-assisting the quality control manager in assay ing raw ingredients, a nd finished products in a pharmaceutical plant.

Jeffrey Watson, staff accountant, Price

W a terhouse & Compa ny in London­ assists 'the professiona l accounting staff with accounting, auditing a nd taxat ion assignments of agricultural firms.

Leslie Brown, technologi st, Hea lth and Welfa re Canada in Toronto-assists in media preparation and in conducting microbiol ogical a nalysi s of food samples.

Michael P enwarden, branch administration trainee, Roya l Ba nk of Ca nad a in Sca rborou g h-t akes part in an intensive branc h training progra m involving a ll as pects of banking.

Eric Voogj a n', ret a il co-op student, Uni ted Co-operatives of Onta rio in Mississa uga­ analyzes the merchandi sing and operating procedures of a retail co-op bran ch.

Debra Taylor, project technician, Brooke Bond, Black Diamon d Division , in Bell eville- work involved projects in q uality control and new product developm ent in the cheese division.

Sylvia Joudva lkis, lab assistant, H ybrid Turkeys L imited in Kitchener-coll ec ts fi eld samples and prepares such samples in a labo ra tory e nvironment for identificatio n under a mi c roplasm a meleagradis project.

Ra lf Die tert, retail co-op student , United C o-operatives of On ta rio in Guelph­ a ss is ts in receiving feed ingredients for further processing into productio n of co-op livestoc k feed s.

In addition to the above e mployers, the follow ing new employer s accept ed stud en ts during Spring Semeste r 1982: Labatt's Ontario Brewe ries, Univ e rsal Flavours (Ca nada ), The Horticultural Research Institute of Onta rio, Kingsmi ll Foods, and the Depa rtment of National D efen se .

In Summary Co-operative educatio n is up and running well a t the Universi ty of Guelph.

Its conti nued success will depend, to a large exte nt, on the interest a nd standards of students entering the progra m, as well as the participat io n of a large number of employers willing to offer challenging positio ns to the hi g h-qu ali ty students who ar e being admitted to the program.

Anyone interested in more information regarding the University's Co-operative Education program-as pros pecti ve student s, or as prospect iv e employers­ should contact Bruce McCallum or Lloyd Ross, OAC '5 4, by writing to: Counselling a nd Student Resource Centre, Work Study Unit, Level 3, University Centre, Uni ve rsity of Guelph , Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2Wl, or phone (519) 824-4120, E xt.

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"Scotty" Was a Welshman

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My First Year at the

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By Dr. Trevor Lloyd Jones, OVC '34,

Dean of the OVC 1952-1969

he corpus of knowledge t hat chaTacterizes profess ional people, begins with the acqui sition of the jargon that is absorbed readily by college freshmen .

This elucidating glimpse came to me during my fir st year a t the OVC in 1930. I found it a delightful surprise to make us e of school-taught Latin in memor iz ing ana tomica l fe a !ures of the hors e during the dail y dos e of di ssection . Jargo n s pilled over from ana tomy in to the judging course in animal husbandry.

"Doc" Staples was the king of the horse ring. My eager cl ass mates would re fer to the chest as the thorax , and I would swell with pride in di scover ing tha t th e obscurities of sci e nce were largely a matter of language, and I was lea rning the language l The Aggies whom we joined for judging should, r felt, gape with open mouths at s uch pedantry.

This lofty position was in m a rked contrast with my exper ience in the previous Spring, when I ploughed new brea king with an unmatched team .

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Dr. Trevor Lloyd Jones

About the writer.

Arriving in Canada from Wales in April, 1929, Trevor Lloyd Jones enrolled at the OVC in October, 1930. After obtaining his DVM in 1934, he joined the Ontario Research Foundation, then obtained an M.Sc. from McGill University and returned to the OVC as a laboratory assistanl . He left the College, in 1939, and was appoinled to a newly created position as animal pathologist for the Governmenl of Alberta, and established the Veterinary Laboratory in Edmonlon.

Following World War Tw o service as an officer working on a secret project with the War Disease Control Station in Quebec, he return ed to Alberta for a year then rejOined the OVC fa culty on January 1,1946.

Dr. Jones was Dean of the OVC for 17 years, 1952 to 1969, when he stepped down to "return to teaching and get closer to the students." He retired from the OVe's Department of Pathology in 1974 and, during Spring Convocation in 1975, was named Professor Emeritus. He was made a Fellow of the University of Guelph in 1979.

He has acted asa consultant for u.N. agencies and the World Bank, assessing velerinary education in India , Afghanistan, East and West Africa, in four republics of South America, and in the Philippines.

He and his wife. Frances, reside in Toronto.

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From Wales to Canada Eighteen months before I first regi stered at the OVC, I rode a slatted railroad seat, as an immigrant, in a colonist car between St. John, N.B. and Edgewater, B.C. The morning a fter a good sleep in the ranch bunkhou se, I was behind a wooden plough with Old Bill, a horse with the he aves a nd the eagerness that comes from running with cayuses a ll Winter in the foothills, and Be nny, fa t as butter from spending th e Winte r in a warm barn.

Eve ry few yards there were hidden roots that tipped the plough and made Benny stop in hi s tracks, while Old Bill surged ahead. It was a tot a ll y new kind of bothersome experience for me, but the tendency to rave was delightfully ass uaged by the scenery, with the Selkirks to the we st and the Rock ies to the east.

Ranch experience came to a ha lt when I broke my leg playing soccer. I languished in traction for six weeks in the hospital at Golden. There it was th a t I read through an OVC calendar, twice, an d made a decision about my future career .

Getting to Guelph from B.C. was memorable. I bought a 1925 Chevrolet touring car for $125. It had a chronic complaint in the oil pump . At Swift C urrent , Sask. , a brick came through my windshield. I slept in the company of ra ts on the floor of a park s helter in W ey burn , Sask.

At Minot , N.D., in the U.S .A., I removed the cylinder head to decarboni ze the in ne r surfaces. In Duluth, Minn ., a fai rground gypsy taught me w here my kidn eys were and warned me about impending kidney trouble, but the main trouble I had in Duluth was a fire in the left hind brake drum . At last I arrived in Guelph and received a Scottish welco me from Ale x Shepherd, th e OVC office clerk.

All my possessi ons accompanied me to Guelph, and an early problem was the struggle I had tryi ng to get a steamer trunk through the front door of the OVC building just at the time the Principal was leaving for lunch. ' Tm Jones sir, come to start veterinary studies. " In hi s Clydeside Do ric , th e Principal , Dr. Charles Dunca n McGilvra y, OV C '00, warned me that the College lacked the space for storing my volume of luggage. He took pity, however, and ended up helping me fi nd dead storage in the basement. We became good friend s.

The College became the centre of my life's interests from the day I deposited my application in the littl e Edgewater post office. Now, in retirement, the unhurried enjoyment of nosta lgia seems to focus not on aca demic matters, but on the social mores of my classmates during our fres hman year. The three years beyond the first were too bound up with serious studying to be part of a durable memory .

The First Year Begins There were 35 students in the first year in 1930, a nd the seniors wondered how such numbers could be ab so rbed into the veterinary profession on graduation. The world was in a deep economic depression. but th e richness and enjoyment of student life was un a ffected by the dried-up hopes of most C anadian s.

W e indigents were given bedroom space in office rooms at the OVC at a rent

or $1 per wcck, including the laundering or bed shects, Wc ate, and drank milk likc calves. in Crcelman Hall ror $4.50 per week, The academic fee was $400 ror thc entirc dcgree program, My closest friends were a cross-section or the cosmopolitan make-up or the student body. Dave Hasson came from Kansas, ClifT Swan rrom Newcastle-on-Tyne, Ken Francis from Washington, D,e., Ian Macdonald Cruikshank rrOm Edinburgh, and Willy Sutherland (known as the Duke) from Antigua,

Some of the class ofOVC '34 at Niaga足 ra Falls in 1931, hack row, I to r: Cliff wan, Dave Hasson and Anthony 80足 dendisti/, Seated: Ken Francis, Ian Cruikshank and Trevor Lloyd Jones,

Hasson misplaced my Welsh accent and la beled me "Scotty" Jones, the name that held ror rour years, Hasson it was who caused me embarrassment when, as prcsidcnt of the class, I was called into the principal's orrice, Again the Doric-"What are you going to do, Jones lad, about your classmate who refuses to acknowledge his part in giving a respectable girl morning sickness')" The Duke, Hasson and I occupied an orfice, rixed up with beds, close to the principal's orrice, The Duke spent his weekends with old Dr, Cox, a veterinarian in Acton, H.e was never around on Saturday mornings when the bedsheets were replaced and his sheets became so dirty that Hasson sent them to the laundry, Returning late on Sunday evening, the Duke showed no indication that sleeping on the mattress bothered him,

Skullduggery Royal Agricultural Winter Fair time found us hitch-hiking to Toronto, Swan and I took the first vehicle to stop, It was a truck and we had a treatment or rresh November air. Shiver,ing through Freelton, we saw a Cadillac approaching rrom the rear and, to our surpr,ise, Francis was driving it and Hasson was enjoying the company or a blonde in the back seat!

It was arranged that we would meet in Francis' room at the Ford Hotel where he would repay a debt. Swan and I were crestrallen when w,e went to the Ford to rind no Francis on the register. We spent the night on a bench in Union Station, Francis had registered as George W. Styles, ror whom he had worked as a, technician in a Washington, D,C" laboratory, Giving his address a Canadian flavour, he stumbled over the spelling or Quebec Street, Gananoque, but he didn't stumble when it came time to walk out or the hotel without paying, "Scotty" Allen, a contemporary Aggie, quite innocently helped by carrying his suitcase, Cruikshank and Francis rented the next bedroom to Dr. Schorield, OvC '10, at Mrs, Lang's on College Avenue, One night, arter imbibing a large cup of rriendship between Scotland and the U,S., they got into bed. Cruikshank missed the picture of a dead fish which normally was the last feature he saw before sleep each night.

They had stumbled into an identical house next door, rented by our English teacher, Professor E.e. McLean, Dr. Schofield held bible class at 4:30 every Tuesday arternoon when he offered tidbits or religion in hunting for the souls among the arid student body, Cruiky attended regularly because he wished to be known as one who cared, He cared mostly about gaining a pass rrom Dr, Schorield during examinations, But Schor could not be put over!

Some Memorable Parties One Ia b afternoon, I was surprised when Dr. Schofield told me that Smitty was at the door to see me, My contemporaries will remember that Smitty was the motorman on the street car that climbed the College Street hill. His quest-"Scotty, how about a party at the Royal Hotel tonight?" The party was easily organized, with the Duke and me co-registering at the hotel desk, It must have been a successful party, I can recall Bud Fischer of the Royal throwing everyone out except the Duke and myself. Next morning when we were walking up the hill, Swan was approaching, Hasson told him we were in the cooler, and he was on his way to bail us out'

Swan was thc closest of my rriends, He was serious but with a sense or humor. He never touched alcohol and he worked harder than the rest, partly because, like me, he was ill prepared academically, During one party splash, Cruikshank and Francis thought it prudent to stay in our room overnight-it was 25属F below outside' Cruikshank occupied the Duke's empty bed and Francis shared with Hasson, As sOOn as the lights were out Cruiky whispered-"Scotty , let's throw water on the Yanks," He had been heard of course, so the door was locked berore he returned, In his underwear, Cruiky made a dash down College Avenue but, to his chagrin, he saw Dr, Schofield on the sidewalk, The chill was a match ror Cruiky's antifreeze as he dodged rrom tree to tree, eventually to gain the next room to Schofl

Working for Food In the early '30s, public interest rocussed on the prevailing hard times, As an example or the denation that occurred, my cash outlay for food for the entire summer or 1931 was $32' I should explain, For the intersessional period, I volunteered my services, without wages, at the bacteriology lab and the poultry disease diagnostic lab at the Ove. Chickens, brought in alive, round their way into my cooking pot. I milked a cow for Joe Barnett in the barn, and he gave me eggs ror collecting them, Milk. cottage cheese, rice pudding and custard got me through the summer very nicely, as I shared an apartment in the College basement with Mr. Twiss, the janitor. My diet was balanced with vegetables from gardens I looked after for the head janitor and ror Dr, Schofield.

Twiss used to wash glassware in the sink while lab periods were in progress, He intervened once when Dr. Schofield was identifying a guinea pig with an ear clip.

Twiss said, "Dr. Schofield I think you are very cruel putting that thing in that little guinea pig's ear," Without hesitation Dr, Schofield replied, "Well, Mr, Twiss, I'm having a job dissuading the principal rrom putting a clip in your ear to difrerentiate you from members of the raculty'" New college sessions used to begin in October, and among my most pleasant memories is the bright beauty or the maple trees flanking the highway in front of the Ove. In the middle or one afternoon lab session, I remember Dr. Schofield saying-ancl'I hear it as clearly now as I did then-"Alright, forget what you're doing, it 's time to marvel at the colour," These are rich memories, All the classmates j've mentioned are gone, They are but a memory, 0

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Dr. Murdo MacKinnon.

The MacKinnon Building

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Part of the MacKinnon Building, formerly the Arls Building, as seen from the Uni versily Cenlre.

By Martha Le ibbrant Department of English Language a nd Literature professor M urdo MacKinnon was in fine form. He quipped about the symmetrical shape of hi s career-18 years at the University of Western Ontario followed by 18, with retirement last April, at G uelph. He "talked up" one of many musical projects dear to his heart, the Guelph Chamber Choir. He spoke, with genuine pleasure, of his students and of his pride in their achievements. And he apologized for having not yet finished two books started seven years ago, about the time he retired as the University's first Dean of the College of Arts. He has been so busy with other thing s. he confessed; the books have had to wait.

Through the years, Dr. MacKinnon's contributions to the University include: the formation, staffing and development of the W ellington College of Arts and Science (later the Colleges of Arts, Social Science and Physical Science); the design and creation of the Arts bui 'l ding (which, in recognition of his accomplishments, was renamed the MacK innon Building last March) and the McLaughlin L ibrary building; the encouragement of a culturally vibrant University environment-to be a unifying force on campus and between the University and the community; the establishment of the Guelph Spring Festival, the Guelph Arts Council, the

University of Guelph C hoir , and the

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preservation and fostering of the University 's Collection of Canadian Art. In time this lead to his actively supporting the development of th e Macdonald Stewart Art Centre as the Collection's permanent home.

This list by no mea ns represents all of Dr. MacKinnon's interes ts. There are also numerous associations of which he is a founding member, president or chairman, reDecting his concerns not only in North America, but also in Europe.

Whatever the project or field, he approaches it with infectious enthusiasm. "I guess, basically, I am a salesman of sorts."

Even in the lecture room he is a supersalesman for John Milton; always up, " he never seems to have a bad day."

As a promoter of community endeavours, like the Guelph Spring Festival, he ranks with the best. According to Department of English Language and Literature professor Eugene Benson, also an Edward Johnson Music Foundation board member since '1968 and president of the Foundation during 1971 to 1972, the total budget for the Festival when it began was $30,000; now its $350,000. "That means that Professor MacKinnon, with the board's help, must have raised between $4 million and $5 million in the intervening years."

The artistic director of the Festival, Nicholas Goldschmidt, OC, recalls the second year of the Festival, three days

before the N orth American premiere of Benj a min Britte n's "The Prodigal Son" in the C hurch of Our Lady, wh en o nly 70 seats had been sold . Shattered by the turn of events, some board members urged the cancelling of the opera. Others, like Nicholas Goldschmidt, saw such action as a loss of face from which the Festival might never recover.

Meanwhile, Murdo MacKinnon, befitting his rank as a former squadron leader in the RCAF, quietly set up his campaign. Without delay he recruited a sizeable compa ny of volunteers who fanned out over the entire Guelph area. On opening night the church was packcd; thc reviews that followed, ecs tatic ; the next two performances sold out, " . . . and we never looked back," says Nicholas.

Just as typical is Murdo MacKinnon surrounded by people, dispensing "c hoir cheese" from his briefcase. The sale of cheese by choir members has been a brilliantly successful money-raiser for the University's internationally known and respected choir- and Murdo, therefore enters as energetically into his cheese selling as he does everything else .

The University of Guelph Choir has now sung in m a ny of the great cathedrals of England, Scotland, Germany and Scandanavia. Murdo, as tour manager, since the beginning in 1972, has been responsible for all the preliminary work , the logistics, and contacts. Before each tour he covers the route so that nothing is left to chance, everything is in readiness for the choir's arrival.

Of all his interests, perhaps the keenest has been in his students. Ed wina Carson, publicity director of the Guelph Spring Festival and one of his former students at the University of Western Ontario, says "His idea of Heaven is a bus load of students. . singing," as she recalls the frequent gatherings of 30 or more at the MacKinnon horne.

With retirement, Murdo is relin­ quishing some of his major commitments, including the chairmanship of the Festival.

He is not severing ties, just rearranging priori ties .

What will the future hold? H e may get back to writing those books, but, on the other hand, as he looks back over a plethora of satisfactions "the single, startling thrill" ­ was the opening of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. "Guelph does not have a proper concert hall," he muses. (Although it has the highest number of Ontario Arts Council-funded musical groups per capita of any centre in Ontario.) "And the city of Winnipeg," he continues, "built its great Civic Auditorium at the height of the Depression." Well, we shall just have to wait and see. 0

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ON AND OFF CAMPUS

Newly Elected as

AluDlni Senators Following the annual election for three of the nine alumn i seats on Senate at the niver ity, the followin g three alumni have been elected to replace those who have fulfilled three- year ter ms:

Dr.

Kenneth

M c Dermid,

OVC

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worked in a large animal practice in Stayner following graduation , and then pursued post graduate studies at the University of Toronto where he received a Diploma in Veterinary Public Health. i\s a pub,lic health veterinarian, he worked at the St. Catharines-Lincoln Health Unit. In 1957, he joined the Department of Agriculture (Ontario) as assistant to the provincial veterinarian, L ivestock Branch.

In 1964, the Department's Veteri­ nary Services Branch was formed, and Ken became responsible for the Com­ municable Diseases Division . In 1974, he became director of the branch and, recently, with the reorganization of OMAF, he became executive director,

Beef Sire Test Centre

Left to right: Hon. Douglas Wise­ man; President Donald Forster; M in­ ister of Agriculture and Food, Hon. Dennis Ti mbreIl, and Professor Tom Burgess, OAC '42.

Dr. K. M cDermid, OVC '51.

Quality Standards Division.

He is a life member of the OVC Alumni Association, and he and his wife, Florence, have three children.

Royden Ritz, OA C '72.

She is a former editor FACS Alumni News and a of the Mac- FACS Alumni Her husband, Roger, is a OAC '71.

of the Mac­ life member Association. graduate of

Susan (Lang ton) Shantz, Mac '69, M.Sc. '75, was the home economist with the

Royden Ritz, OAC '72, worked in sa les

Home Economics Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food for the Waterloo region from 1969 to 1976.

She continues to do free-lance work with OMAF through local 4-H clubs.

Susan is a research consultant, so­ cial research, for Harvey Associates of Edmonton, Alta. She does free-lance work with correspondence courses in goat farming for the School of Part-time Studies and Continuing Education at the University of Guelph.

with Maple Leaf M ills, in Leamington, and was sales manager of the Ontario Seed Division when he left the company to join the Toronto Dominion Bank, in Toronto, where he is presently manager, Agricultural Services.

Royden is a life member of the O AC Alumni Association, and active in alumni affairs as secretary/ treasurer of the class of O AC '72. He participates regularly in alumni programs. He and his wife, Nancy , have two children. 0

For Presi dent Donald Forster, April 15 had aspects of "third time lucky" when he was joined by provinci a l cabinet ministers , and other officials, for the opening of the new Beef Sire T est Cen­ tre at the Arkell Research Station. The new facility is the third major building inaugurat,ion at Arkell si nce President Forster arrived on campus, a nd, for the first time, the weather was fine.

When the poultry facil ities were opened in 1975 , showery and windy weather forced the ceremonies ' into a new ma nure shed. When the swine facil­ ities were opened two years ago, the rains were torrenti al and the ceremonies were held in a machinery shed .

According to Professor Tom Bur­ gess, OAC '42 , Department of Animal and Pou ltry Science, the purpose of beef sire testing is to evaluate bulls on their potenti al for live-weight gain, and, thus,

provide information to the breeder.

The new barn at Arkell, with ca­ pacity for 120 bulls, is the largest of several operated by the Ontario Mi nis­ try of Agriculture and Food. It is under the supervision of Professor Burgess , who has been involved in bull testing in Ontario since 1950, and complements an older barn at Arkell ha ndling 100 bulls.

At the opening ceremonies for the $330,000 facility, the Honourable Den­ nis T imbrell, M inister of Agriculture and Food, spoke of the rapidly increas­ ing demand for bull testing by beef breeders. The Honourable Doug Wise­ man, M inister of Government Services and himself a beef farmer, a lso par­ ticipated in the ceremonies, as did the chairman of the Beef Cattle Perfor­ mance Association, Tony Arkell, who's great-grandfather was the settler after whom the village was named. 0

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Appointments

Dr. Kenneth F. Gregory.

It

is exciting to be where the action is, and that is the key word in microbiology these days, according to Professor Kenneth Gregory, the new chairman of the Department of Microbiology , Col­ lege of Biological Science.

Developments in microbiology have been occurring at, wh at he terms, an "explosively fast" rate over th e past four years. Central to thi s development is the emergence and growing importance of biotechnology.

"Despite the present financial diffi­ culties fac ed by Ontario universities, we are determined to keep pace, " says Dr. Gregory. In this he has the support of presidents at the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo. A steering committee is st udying a plan to establish a joint research and development centre that would integrate teaching and research at both u niversi ties.

The argument for the centre is persuasive: Guelph, strong in the biolog­ ical sciences, would combine forces with Waterloo, strong in biological engineer­ ing. Industry and government would benefit from their co-operative experti se.

Such a centre would not necessarily limit activities to graduate work, but might also co-ordinate joint undergradu­ ate teaching programs with a minor in biotechnology, explains Dr. Gregory.

Dr. Gregory is a long-serving mem­ ber of the Guelph academic community, having joined the faculty in 1954. Fol­ lowing his Ph.D., earned in 1951 at the University of Wisconsin for work spe­ cializing in agricultural bacteriology, biochemist ry and plant pa thology , he was a resea rch associate on a federal defense project in bacteriology at Wis­ consin and, from 1952 to 1954, an assistant professor in the department of bacteriology at Dalhousie University.

Since coming to Guelph he has

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served on many Departmental and U ni­ versity committees, including the com­ mittee on the Co-operative Work/Stud y Program for the Depa rtments of Mi­ crobiology, Environm ental Biology, Chemistry a nd Computer a nd Informa ­ tion Science, a nd on the B.sc. Program Committee and the Undergraduate Tox­ icology Program committee.

Extramurally, he ha s served on edi­ torial boards and committees including the Na tional Research Council Grants Selection Committee for Cellular Biol­ ogy and Genetics (197 j -\973) and was its chairman in 1973 . H e was also president of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists from 1979 to 1980 .

Acting Department chairman from 1978-1979, Dr. Gregory continues to pursue his own research interests with his graduate students a nd visiting scien­ tists. These involve the genetic improve­ ment of micro-organisms for use as single-cell protein, cloning of Bacillus subtilis amylase genes to permit a study of control mechanisms for extra-cellular enzymes, and a study of plasmids in Rhizobium species. 0

• P rofessor Mich ael Matthews has been appointed chairman of the Department of Psychology. He joined the Depart­ ment in 1968.

Profess or Matthews came to Guelph from the University of Notting­ ham where he had earned his B.A. (Honours) in 1964, his Ph .D . in 1967, and had served a year as post-doctoral research fellow.

He has been a visiting professor to a number of institutions over the years: the Defence and Civil Institute of Envi­ ronmental Medicine, (Summer 1969); Loyola University of Chicago, (1972 to 1973); Yale University , Haskins Labo­ ratories, (Summer 1973), and Laborato­ ry of Experimental Psychology, Univer­ sity of Sussex, (1975 to 1976).

Co-author with John Newson of a book , Th e Language oj Basic Statistics. published by Longmans, London, in 1971, he has also written numerous articles, papers and technical reports.

Professor Matthews' basic research interests are in visual performance and human information processing. Applied research has been in the area of ergo-

nomics and industrial psychology where his recent studies have examined driving behavior and traffic safe ty , impact of scat belt legislation , a nd highway met­ rification.

His current research involves visual information processing problems as­ soc iated with video display terminals , and operator perform a nce in a simulatt;d control room of the type associated with nuclear generating stations.

The new ch airman is director of the Human Factors Association of Canada, and a member of the Psychonomics Society a nd th e Eastern Psychological Association. 0

Dr . R obert 1.

Le Roy.

Dr. Robert J. Le Roy of the University of Waterloo has been appointed director of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Gradu ate Work in Chemistry. He suc­ ceeded Depar tment of Chemistry profes­ sor Ron a ld Fawcett July I. The directorship alternates between the two campuses every three years. Dr. Fawcett served as director from 1979 to 1982. Prior to that Dr. Arthur Carty of the University of Wa terloo served as director.

Headquarters for the Centre moved from the Guelph campus to the Univer­ sity of Waterloo July 1.

The Centre, which has been in existence since 1975, administers gradu­ ate chemi stry programs on both cam­ puses. Together , the two chemistry de­ partments comprise one of the largest and most diverse graduate teaching pro­ grams in Canada. The Centre also offers some innovative programs, including a Ph.D . program on the co-operative prin­ ciple, with students alternating between campus studies and resea rch done in indu stria I labora tories.

Dr. Le Roy. who has been at the University of Waterloo for the pas t ten years, was the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Founda tion research fellowship in 1974 and a Guggenheim fellowship in 1979. His research interests a re in theo­ retical studies in chemical physics. 0

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David Bird Awarded Medal of Achievement

In recognition of his significant con­ tribution to raplor conservation, Dr, D:.lVid Michael Bird, CBS '73, has been awarded the University of Guelph Alumni Association's 1982 Alumni Medal of Achievement.

The director of the Raptol' Re­ search Centr'e, Macdonald College, rVlcGil1 University, Dav id has , in a rela­ tively short period of time, established a reputation in lhe field of ornithological research , both nationally and interna­ tiona lly, David 's primary responsibility is to spear head and co-ordinate research pro­ jects on different raptor species with cmphasis on toxicological problems and the role of raptors in a macroagricultur­ al cnvironment. 0

Jackie (WeI1'lYss) Wright, CBS '74, immediate past president UGAA; Medal of Ach ievement winner David Bird, CBS '73, and wife T oni Bird,

They Attended the UGAA L eadership Conference

FRONT ROW (left to righl), Claudia Farrell, CPS '78; Dick Ellis, OAC '46; Mike Jenkinson, OAC '63 , William Winegard; Rober! Forman; Jane WebSler, FACS '75; Janet Wardlaw, Dean, FACS; R osemary Clark, Ma c '59; Palli Forman; Susan Fennell-Burgett, Donna Webb; Wendy Parker, OVC '71, SECOND ROW: Chris Wren, CBS '77: Archie Ma cKinnon, OVC '43; Granl Lee, CSS '73; Norm McAninch, OVC '39, Sandy V([no, CPS '71; John Walson, CSS '6Y; Joe Brooks, CSS '69; Ross Parry, CSS '80; John Powell, CBS; John Babcock, OAC '54; Boh Blick , OVC '47: Andy McConvey, OAC '49, THREE BACK ROWS: Ron Piesanen, OAC '64; Harvey Caldwell, OAC '51; Carol Telford-Pillman, FACS '75, Ginty Jocius, OAC '70; Henry Swnley, OAC '55; Connie Jasinskas, CBS '76, George Dixon, CBS '80; Mary H enry, Mac '66: Phil Boyd, OAC '80; Jacquee Grosbien, OAC '79A: Norm M cColl um, OAC '66A: Jan Watson, CBS '75; Barbara Hinds, CSS '74: Gordon Nixon, OAC '37; Joan Jenkinson, Mac '66; Don Risebrough , OAC '77; Karen Dares, CSS '74; Grace Macdougall, Mac '35: Peler A nderson, Well, '6f1; Elaine Smilh, Mac '68; Nan cy MOll, CSS '81; Linda Markle, FACS '73, Heidi Wilk er, NAFA '76; Julie Thur, ArI,\ '7f1: Dorothy Barnes , CSS '78: Jackie Wrighl, CBS '74; Richard Moccia, CBS '76, Robin Lewis, Arts '73; Margo Shoemaker, Arls '79: Brian Allen, CPS '72: Debbie Chambers, ArlS '77; Liz O'Neil, FACS '74,0

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Letters to

the Editor

Dear Mr. Wing: As Universily of Guelph alumni, and as parents of a disabled child, we were pieased 10 read, in the S pri ng 1982 Guelph Alumnus, aboul the two special trails for handicapped persons installed at the University's Arboretum .

Although our "spunky" little 3-year-old, Mark , is expected to walk, its nice 10 know Ihal , perhaps, some of his more seriously disabled friends could use these trails al some tim e in the future .

We would like , if possible, any informalion regarding the use of these Irails, as we know many children who would love an experience like this.

Sincerely, Bill Web ster, OAC '75.

RUlh (Monaghan) Websler, Arts '77 .

750 Mohawk Rd. w., #405.

Hamilton, Onl . L9C 5Z5.

Thanks for your thoughtful letter, Bill and Ruth, and all our best to young Mark. I passed your request on to Arboretum Biologist Alan Watson, CBS '73, and, no doubt, by the time you read this, you'll have received a total infor­ mation package regarding the trails. Ed.

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initiation ceremonies in September Dear Derek: 1926. These culminated in a 'j/ag rush, " in which the Class of OAC '2 9 For your information, I am an unsuccessfully defended their "flag" OAC B.Sc.(Agr.) '8 1 grad, Economics against us. and Rural Development , and I am now In this case, the 'j7ag" was a working as an agriculture officer in the women's undergarment, and Dr. E conomics and Statistics Section of the Department of Agriculture, in Kota Ki­ M cConkey adm onished us, quite seri­ nabalu , Sabah, Malaysia. ously , for making use of such an em­ blem.

Taking this opport unity, I would However, it had been selected not like to express my heartiest welcome to by us, but by th e Class of OAC '29, with all alumni 10 visit Sabah , Malaysia.

For those who plan to visit m y co untry, their customary lack of good taste.

Dick Graham, OAC '29, was the please let me know, and I shall be more than happy to give yo u any assistance sophomore class president, and he start­ ed proceedings by yelling, "OK fr es h­ you need. men , yo ur initiation is over and the flag Thank you again for everYlhing. fight is on." A large crowd then watched Looking f orward to seeing many of you the victory of Class OA C '30. here.

Sincerely yours,

Yours sincerely

Th omas H. Juk es, OAC '30, Department of Biophysics Uni versily of Calzjornia, Berkeley Richmond, Ca. 94804.

Lim Yee Fah , OA C '8 1 Deparlment of Agricullure, Economics and Statistics Seclion, Kota Kinabalu , Sabah , Malaysia. 0

Coming Events Aug. 18 . Sept. 6

Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto.

Sept. 12-18

Aggie Week.

Sept. 17

OAC Alumni Association Golf Tournament.

Sept. 18

UGAA Trip to the Toronto Zoo.

Sept. 25

ATHLETIC HOMECOMING. HAF A Alumni Association Annual Meeting and Event.

Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

International Plowing Match, Lucan .

Oct. 4

Mac-FACS Careers Night.

Oct. 5

UGAA Night at the Races.

Dear Editor: I was pleased to read of th e Oswald Oct. 7 M cConkey Bequesl in the Guelph Alumnus, Wint er issue, 1982.

The article did nOI mention Ihal Dr. M cConkey was also honorary presi­ dent of OAC '30. We eiecled him in Oct. 14-17 Seplember 1926, but he was replaced by Professor Gerald Ruhnke because Dr. Nov. 11-21 M cConkey lefl in 1928 for graduale Nov. 27 - Dec. 4 slUdies.

I recall that Dr. M cConkey ad­ dressed our class followin g Ihe barbaric

OVC Schofield Lecture. Room 105 Physical Sciences Building. Guest Speaker-Dr. N.O. Nielsen , OVC '56, Former Dean, Wes tern College of Veterinary Medicine , Saskatoon, Sask .

UGAA Invitation to "The Big Apple."

Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto.

Joint Commonwealth /Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Meeting, Jamaica.

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The Colle ge of Physic al Scie nc e Alumni Associat io n

SCIMP

Editor: Bob Winkel

Neutrinos A Riddle as big as the Universe

By Martha Leibbrandt Study of tiny particles within the atom is meat and drink to elementary particle physicists. The more ephemeral the par­ ticles are, the more intriguing the study becomes.

Of all subatomic particles, none could be more will -o'-the-wispy than the neutrino, which, until recently, scientists believed existed only in motion. "Elu­ sive" is a word used repeatedly to de­ scribe neutrinos, and one can sec why: people such as Professor John Simpson, Department of Physics, talk of their "slipping easily through a million light years of lead."

The existence of the neutrino was first postulated by physicist Wolfgang Pauli in the early 1930s. During studies of radioactivity known as beta-decay of nuclei, he expected a certain amount of energy to be released, and yet always too

Professor John Simpson and del ector.

little was measured. The existence of an almost undiscoverable particle that could escape the a pparatus without a trace and carry off that missing energy would answer perfectly . The neutrino was born.

Enrico Fermi, a few years later, developed a theory of beta-decay stating that whelil an elementary particle called a neutron turns into a proton, an elec­ tron and a neutrino are emitted. If this were true, a neutrino would seem to be "a very light particle." Over the years the idea of a neutrino with zero mass at rest gained acceptance.

It was an attractive concept, ex­ plains Professor Simpson. "If the neu­ trino had zero rest ma ss, theories would be simplified, and people began to think it was natura l that it should be that way ."

In the past five years, scientists have been rethinking this concept. A major reason has been the development of theories which seek to unify all the forces of nature. As these theories start­ ed to lump together the material parti­ cles of the universe (quarks) with the light particles (electrons and neutrinos), "the idea of the neutrino having zero rest mass suddenly looked artifici a l, " notes Professor Simpson.

Then , Russian phy sici st Oleg Ego­ rov , representing the Institute for Theo­ retical and Experimental Phy sics at No­ vosibirsk, told a gathering at the Mini­ conference a nd Workshop on Neutrinos with Mass, at Telemark, Wis., U .S .A., of experiments at the Institute in 1980 showing that the neutrino has a finite mass. Since then there has been a nurry of activity , with various claims, both pro and con.

Professor Simpson , the only mem­ ber of the Department of Physics work­ ing experimentally in particle physics, has been trying, since 1978, to measure the mass of the neutrino by studying the beta-decay of tritium and comparing the results of Fermi's theory. In a detector containing a silicon crystal that record s

radiation, tritium is forcibly implanted into the silicon by accelerating the triti­ um ions to high velocity.

Within the crystal, the tritium de­ cays into helium-3, plus an electron and a neutrino. The latter, as one expects, escapes and Professor Simpson measures the energy of the electron in the decay.

He plots the spectrum of the number of electrons against their energy and looks to see if the electron energy recorded at the end of the spectrum is lower than expected .

The difference between what one expects the electron energy to be, and the actual measured amount , is account­ ed for by the rest ma ss of the neutrino, which Professor Simpson ha s measured to be less than 50 electron volts. (The measurement at the end of the spectrum reveals the neutrino's mass because, a t that point, the maximum energy that the electron can have is reduced by an amount equal to the mass of the neu­ trino. See accompanying graph.)

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Number

of Electrone

Ma s.s o f neutr ino Non- ze ro n e utr ll'lO nl ilSS _

=0

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Energy of Electron

Professor Simpson 's work has been described not only in such publications as Physics Today , Science News and Guelph's Phy sical S cience News , but it also received substantial coverage in a January issue of Maclean's.

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contd. from P17. only one using tritium as his experimen­ tal medium. It is his technique whi oh is completely different from the others, allowing him to measure the whole elec­ tron spectrum at once and thus avoid "some systematic experimental uncer­ tainties associated with other types of experiments" What difference does it make whether a neutrino has mass or not?

With its 50-odd electron volts, the neu­ trino seems a trifling thing . Yet, even given such a small mass, this will-o'-the­ wisp could drastically change basic con­

Grad News Maurice Sauve, '65, of Alexandria, Ont., is obviously doing well at both real estate brokerage a nd a t extra curricular activities. He reports th a t his business is primarily in selling farms, and other rural property, but his spare time is taken up with spor ts, especially canoe rac ing and cross-country sk i marathons .

In 1980 he placed fourth in the canoe race at the Ontario G a mes, the 1984 Olympics-here we come, eh Maurice l What a way to mix business with pleas­ ure.

t ron volts each could account for why galaxies hold together in clusters, and appear to have more mass than is seen by the number and size of their stars.

More exact measurements of the neutrino's mass is a continuing chal­ le nge, although double beta-decay is keeping Professo r Simpson busy. He has presented a paper on hi s resea rch at the Workshop of Low Energy Tes ts of High Energy Ph ys ics, a t th e Ins titute for Theoretica l Physics, Santa Barbara , Ca­ lif., U.S.A. Support for this research IS primarily funded by NSERC. 0

Daniel Augustine, '72, is purchasing manager a t the John Deere Weiland Works in Weil a nd.

Ashok Sahney, '77, is ass istant director for the Ministry of Agriculture at Hope Gardes, Kingston , Jamaica.

Heather Baylis, '72, is regional market ana lyst for Imperial Tobacco Ltd ., in Va ncouver, B.C.

Panez Ahmad, '78, is assista nt professor in the Appli ed Science Department, Col­ lege of Engineering, King Abdulazi z University in Jedd a h, Saudi Arabia.

Bak Chauhan, '72, is currently a visiting professor at Bishop's University at Len ­ noxvill e, Que. Doug Robertson, '75, is teaching a rt for the Carleton Board of Education a t its high school in Metcalfe. He lives in Ottawa.

Ronald Millen, '68, farms at Omemee.

(I'll bet 90 per cent of our readers didn't know Omemee was in Ontario, close to Peterborough .)

Maureen O'Connor-McCourt, '76, has taken a post-doctoral researc h position in the Pharma cology Division at the U nive rsit y of Calgary , Alta.

Michael (Boz) Zbozny, '69, has forsaken chemistry and gone into the stockbrok­ ing business in Vancouver, B.C.

Ron Heintz, '76, is teaching for the Peel Boa rd of Education , and lives in Bra ma ­ lea .

Earl Hall, '70, is doing his bit for law enforcement at the RCMP Crime De­ tection Laboratory, in Vancouver, B.C. , and lives at Delta, B.C .

Harold Jorch, '77, is a post-doc with Atomic Energy of Canada a t Chalk River a nd lives in Deep River (where else).

Ken Sorensen, '70, is a brewer with Labatt's Ontario Breweries in Water­ loo-maki ng sure we can cope with the heat this summer.

Paul Kuras, '77, is man age r of the G a rth Big V Drug Store in H ami lton.

Allan Dyer, '71, of Guelph is a research associate with the Centre for Resources Development at the University of Guelph .

Arnie Keskinen, '71, of Exeter , is man­ ager of tech nical services for the Chemi­ cal Group, Sifto Salt division of Domta r Inc., at Goderich.

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cepts abo ut our universe, right down to the basic structure of matter , says Professor Simpson.

If one subscribes to the theory that our univer se began with a hot, big bang, then there are many, many neutrinos not only filling the void but trav elling through every bit of matter, including ourselves, a ll the time. There a re so many of them th a t even if they ha d ten electron volts each, that would be suffi­ cient to halt the expansion of the uni­ verse, in time, and cause it to collapse in on itself. Neutrinos possessing 20 elec­

Dianne (Emerson) Roden, '77, of Water­ down, is a developme nt chemist for Diversey Wyandotte Inc., in Missis­ sauga.

Shane Willms, '77, has not yet given up studying. Having taken a B.A. in '77, a nd a Masters in Environmental Studies from York U niversi ty recently, he is now a third-year medical student at the University of Toronto.

Audrey C hadwick, '78, married Gary Mac Douga ll, '76, in March of 1981 and is now teachin g for the Yellowknife Public School Boa rd , N.W .T . Gary con­ tinued hi s educa tion and received hi s LL.B. , in ' 8 1. He is now registrar of land titles for the North West Territo­ ries. The M ac Dougalls live in Yellow­ knife, of course, and would enjoy visits from some friends, whether for business or pleasure.

Kent Moore, '79, at Princeton Universi­ ty, is putting final touches on hi s Ph.D . thesis in geophysical fluid dynamics.

Michael Weedle, '79, married Nancy (Petras), OAC '79, in May, 1981, an d is project technologist, oil and gas engi­ neering, Dome Petroleum in Calgary, Alta.

Gillian Tipping, '80, is having a grand time in her fourth year at the Interior Design Faculty of Architecture, Univer­ sity of M ani toba, Winnipeg, Man., but isn't fond of the weather. At a wind-chill factor of - 10rC, who would be.

Ed. Note. Please excuse my loose style and the liberties I've taken with some of your information. I note that our grads are spread a ll over the place a nd are engaged in a II ma nner of activities, so me of which they did not study . Tha t's enterprise for you. 0

The Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association

ALUMNI NEWS

Editor: Dr. Harvey W. Caldwell. '51.

Pests, Pesticides and Pe op e

A Problem in Communication O ne of the great advances of modern times has been in methods of com­ munication. Tod ay, we can view on our televi sion screens events occurring in a Imost any part of the world, and a disas ter in Tokyo is as instantly commu­ nicated to us as is a fight on a picket line in downtown Toronto, during one of our a ll-too-frequent postal strikes.

While the technology of com­ munication ha s improved dram atically, the fidelit y of communication has not.

One a rea in which this lack of communication has been appalling is pesticides. Thi s is not to say that pesti­ cides have not been in the news. They have, and in a very prominent way­ frem the sensational stories of environ­ mental contamination a nd health ri sks from DDT, two decades ago, to the more recent public castigation of the phenoxy herbicides and the fungicide captan .

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I am writing this article for the Guelph Alumnus because of my belief that pesticides are terribly important to us and tha t the read ers would like to have a better window on the whole picture.

In Canada, practically every crop we grow suffers a loss each yea r from pests. Insects, plant diseases and, to a lesser extent, rodents and birds, attack most of the crops we grow . In addition, weed s of a wide variety compete with our crops for water and nutrients and , unless they are removed, reduce yields to the point where production of many crops is uneconomic.

On the local scene, if pests were not controlled , our supermarkets would con­ tain no loca lly grown apples, peaches , cabbage, caulif1ower, broccoli, celery, lettuce, onions, or rutabagas, and the costs of the other grocery product s that

By Professor Freeman L. McEw­ en, Chairman of th e Department of Environmental Biology, Uni­ versity of Guelph.

would be available would be significa nt­ ly higher . Yields of practically every crop in Canada would be reduced.

Extent of Losses

The extent of losses due to pests, on a world basis, has been est,i ma ted at about 35 per cent, with losses slightly higher in more tropical a reas (Table I) .

Ta bl e I. Perce nt age loss in crop product ion due to in secls, disea ses , a nd weeds in vari ous parts of lhe world (from Cramer, 1967).

Region

Insects Di seases Weeds Total

Africa

13

13

t6

42

Asia

21

II

II

43

5

13

7

25

Europe N. & Central Am eri ca

South America

9

II

8

28

10

15

8

33

These are losses despite efforts at con­ trol. More recentl y, Dr. Pimentel and others at Cornell University have es­ tim ated that , in the United States, one­ third of the crops are lost each year due to pests-·despite effort s of pest control.

No extensive stud y of pest losses in Canada has been conducted , but it is probable that our losses approach those of the United Sta tes. If this is so, then effective pest control has the potential of increas ing crop production by almost 50 per cent.

Prior to 1940, the tools available for pest control in Canada were both limited and inefficient. Most farms were small and operated as family units and, in

general , had the capacit y to feed them­ selves plu s four other families. The old ad age on corn planting-"one for the cutworm, one for the crow and one to grow" - was true of many other crops as well.

Fa rming was a labour-intensive op­ eration; weed control depended on cul­ tivation and ha nd hoeing; insect control depended mainly on arsenic, mercury and nicotine, and control of pl a nt dis­ eases on mercury and copper. For those who advocate going ba ck to the "good old days" in pest control, it should be noted that most of these pesticides are no longer used because of the risks they present to human health or to the envi­ ronment.

Enter Modern Pesticides

Shortly after World War Two, a whole arra y of new pesticides emerged .

First and foremost among these was DDT. It em erged as one of the " war heroes" and with good reason . It had controlled epidemic typhus. Epidemic typhus is a disease that has been a major factor in practically ever y military Ca m­ paign since the beginning of time. It is associated with human populations in crowded and unsanitary conditions and is tra nsmitted by the human lou se.

After World War Two, new pesti­ cides for insect, pla nt disease and weed control were discovered in a rema rkably rapid fashion. Contrary to popula r be­ lief, these pesticides did not originate in screening programs for wa r gases, but ra ther in research programs designed specifically to develop pesticides. Per­ haps the most spectacular use of these pesticides was in control of malaria, and a host of other tropical diseases, but their role in increasing the food supply is equally important.

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Crop Assurance Perhaps more th a n a nyth ing else, pesticides hav e provided s tab ility to Ca­ nadian agriculture. With the se materials in hand , the threa t of loss of the crop beca use of pests has been virtually elimi­ nated. While it is true that none of the pesticides we hav e are as good as we would wish, it is eq uall y true that fo r pract ically a ny insect likely to occur in Canada, an insecticid e is ava ilable that will provide control.

For practically any weed, we have a herbicide th a t ca n be used selectively on most crops a nd , for many of our most dest ructive diseases, fungicides a re a vail a ble that provide a hi gh degree of plant protection. With th ese materials used correctly, the farmer is a ble to inves t in his crop knowing th a t he can provide pes t control and, barring un­ fo resee n natural ca lam it y, will end th e season with a c rop th at he can sel l. He can then pay back the mon ey he had to bo rrow to produce the c rop and, he hopes, he will have so me left over. .

The Hazards from Pesticides By their very nature , pestic ides are toxic. They are desig ned to kill insects, bacteria, fun gi, weed s and a host of other organisms. Bu t each pesticide is different in its relative degree of toxicity to different types of orga ni sms.

Thus, insec tic ide s will kill insects but most will have little effect on plants.

Fungicides used to control plant diseases are generally not very toxic to insects.

This refers, of course, to these materials when used at reasonab le dosage level s. If dosages beco me excessive, then practi­ cally anything is to xic to practically everything.

will include extensive studies on the tox icity of the co mpound to ra ts and mice (this is accepted as reflecting tox­ icity to man) conducted in both short­ and long-term expe rim e nts.

If, after thi s extensive study , it is concluded that a pest icide ma y be used safely, it is then regi stered for use on s pecific crops for specific uses. Stipula­ t io ns a re made conce rning when the material can be used in rel at io n to harvesting the crop, a nd a to lerance, o r maximum resid ue permitted , is estab­ lished. It would be difficult to sta te just which o nes of the tests conducted on the pesticides a re the most importan t.

Lon g- term studies a re importan t in determining whether or not a pesticide could ca use cancer, birth defects or some other long-te rm effect on th e me­ tabolism of orga ni sms, but sho rt-term tes ts a re also extre mely important. One of these deals with th e direct toxi city of a pesticide to mammals when taken orally. This is usuall y referred to as th e ac u te toxicity a nd it is expressed in terms of dosage, in milligrams per kilo­ gram of body weight , that will kill ha lf of a test popula tion .

The test a nim a l is usually the rat and the dosage th at kill s half the test population is the LDsO' Thu s, the sma l­ ler the LD so ' i.e. the lower the number, the mo re toxi c the material. A review of LDso values on pesticides shows th at these vary widely indeed. So me a re extremely toxic; fo r example, less than a gram of a pesticide with a n LDso of 10 would probably kill a full-grown ma n.

By con tr as t, if a pes ticide had an LD so of 5,000 , a g rown man would have to eat almos t a pound to receive a lethal dose.

Table 2. Acute ora l toxicity (LDso) or some pesticides and common house hold prod ucts .

Pesticide Registration Befo re any pesti cide ca n be used in Canada, it must be regi stered by the federal government. R espons ibili ty for regi stration lies with Agriculture Cana­ da, but it does not work alo ne . Agricul­ ture Canada reli es on Hea lth and Wel ­ fare and Environment . Canad a for their knowledge concerning hazards to hea lth or to the environment.

Tbe regis tratio n process is complex, and requires a ve ry th oroug h study of data provided to t he feder al gove rnm ent by a chemical company tha t wishes to register a pesticide. This data will have been accumulated over a period of per­ ha ps six to eight years of testin g, and

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Compound

LD so

Compound

DDT

200

maneb

chlordane

400

benomyl

endosulrar. methox yc hlor

7S 6,000

parath ion

10

malathion

2,000

carbary l carboruran rote none

captan

SOO 10

2,4-D

al ra zine table salt sugar

LD so 6,SOO 10,000 SSO 3,000 4,000 27,000

baking soda

3,SOO

Aspirin

I,SOO

SOO

nico tin e

SO

9,000

ca rreine

200

Table 2 lists the LDso values for a number of common pest icides. To put these toxicities in perspective, LDso val­

ues for a number of common hou sehold products, with which we are daily as­ sociated , a re also included. There may be some surprises-a ll of us rea lize that as pirin is toxic a nd that aspirin poison­ ing is one of the most common poi so n­ ings in children. How many, however, realize that one ounce of table salt (less tha n the amount in most sa lt s hake rs) wou ld kill a 20-pound child . A rev iew of the data in T able 2 sho uld make two poi nts c lea r: I . Practically a ny material is toxi c if consumed in la rge enough qu a ntities.

Thus, the toxicit y of a compound is rel ated to its dosage.

2. There is a wide diffe rence in toxicity amo ng different pesticid es, th us , each pesticide mu st be co nside red separate ly and ha ndl ed in a manner app rop ri a te to its toxici ty.

The Human Body The human body is a rem arka ble m ac hin e, and built into th a t mac hine is a n a bility to handl e a wide va riety of toxin s. Each day, m a ny of us cons ume abo ut 5 per cent of a n LDso of caffeine: 5 to 10 per cent of a n LD so of nicotine, and a wide variety of other thin gs that a re tox ic, so me man-made and some natural.

The bod y is capable of dealing with these compounds and, in most cases, excretes th ese from the bod y with no harm d one . In a few cases, a nd DDT is one example, th e bod y is not so adept at breaking down the compound and it is stored in fatty tissue.

In th e case of DDT, no evidence was eve r presented to show that thi s sto rage of DDT was harmful in any way. The fact th a t it was ther e, th ough , worried so me people. R epeated expos ure to mercury, however, a nd its sto rage in th e body, is quite a different matter. As mercury accumulates in th e system, the sys tem beco mes overloaded. Poiso ning occurs over a n extended period of time.

Knowledge of how the body rleals with chemicals is very impor tan t a nd , in the reg istrat ion process dealing with pes tic ides, this inform at ion is reviewed in detail. I believe that, without excep­ t io n, enough is known a bout th e pesti­ cides used toda y to state th a t these are excreted from mamm alia n systems . It is only when high doses overload the sys­ tem, that toxicity will occ ur. This is true for immediate effects, but other con­

cerns must be rccogni7.ed.

Whilc it is possible to determine the immediate toxicity 01' compounds on a systcm, it is not possible to be absolutely sure that any compound may not have some long-term cffect. The long-term effects with which we are most con­ cerned arc the possibilities of pesticides' causing cancer, or some genetic changes that could result in defects in future generations.

We must be concerned about these possibilities, and testing is done in the rat, thc mouse, in other animals, and in ccll cultures to learn as best we can whether or not any such effects might occur. If these tests demonstrate such cffects, the pesticide is withdrawn from the market. This has already happened with a number of compounds.

Alternatives t o Pes ticides Those who speak out forcefully against the continued use of pesticides point to a large number of alternative methods of pest control. Included in these a'i ternalives are biological control methods, cultivation for weed control , sanitation, mechanical methods of con­ trol, i.e. , traps, etc., plant resistance to pests, companion planting, crop rotation, and a host of other suggestions. There is no question but that a wide variety of sllch methods is available , and they assist in pest control. By themselves they are seldom the answer; they a re not dependa ble,

Integrated P est Management Most people working in pest re­ scarch believe that pesticides are not the only means of control, and that other methods should be used. This is em­ braced in the concept of integrated pest management. This concept states that the reason for pest control is to ensure that the maximum potential of the crop, for a yield of high quality product, is realized. To achieve this does not re­ quire 100 per cent control of all pests, but requires keeping pest popUlations below levels at which they wiH cause economic damage, The concept recognizes that to in­ troduce a pesticide into a system is likely to upset some of the balance among predators, parasites and other natural control factors that may be operating in any system. The concept, therefore, sug­ gests that non-chemical methods of pest control be used as much as possible, and that pest populations be monitored and

pesticides be applied only when other methods of control are not doing the job.

This approach to pest control works and it works well. It is dependent , how­ ever, on having pesticides available when they are needed and, for most of the crops grown in Canada, thi s need arises all too frequently, Long experience has shown that, without pesticides, the other methods of pest control will not provide adequate protection.

Many methods of contro\' particu­ larly biological agents such as parasites and predators against insects and weeds. have high potential but they are a spe­ cific control technique and deal with only one pest at a time. Sustained re­ search will enlarge the number of pests that can be controlled biologically, but the process is slow and cannot be relied upon in the immediate future.

The Pesticide Controversy Pesticides have been a controversial technology of agriculture and forestry for many years. There is no indication that the controversy will soon subside.

The reasons are fairly clear .

On the one hand , we have the producers who rely heavily on pesticides to ensure that they will have a market­ able crop to harvest. At the present time, for these producers, there is no alternative but to rely heavily on pesti­ cides. But agriculturalists represent only a very small percentage of the peoplc in Canada , and it is only that small per­ centage of people who recognize the role pesticides play in crop production.

On the other hand, the exposure of most other people in Canada to the food supply system is what they see in the supermarket. What they see is a wide variety of high quality fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products, and no evidence of pest damage in this abun­ dant supply.

These people have no reason to know that pesticides are important in Canada and that they, the consumers, would be deprived of their wide variety of foods, would be denied the high quality apparent in most of the products they buy, and would pay higher prices if pesticides were not availa ble to those who produce these crops.

Not knowing this, the public, when they read in the press tha t such-a nd­ such pesticides are suspected of causing cancer; are suspected of causing environ­ mental deterioration; are suspected of upsetting the balance of nature, or that

they may pose a hazard to human health, have no way to verify whether or not the statements are true.

More importantly, their initial reac­ tion is: "Why do we need them'}" This reaction is perfectly understandable.

The problem is that , despite all of our technology of communication, we are not communicating.

To improve this situation is a mas­ sive undertaking. News will continue to be news only if it can attract attention.

Yet, somehow, if we are to continue to have the pesticides that are essential tools for modern agriculture, we must get across to the general public how essential these are, and how they con­ tribute to the wide variety and high quality of foods that are purchased so economically in Canada.

It must be made known to them, also, in no uncertain terms , that the pesticides we are using today do not pose a threat to health or to the environment.

Nothing can be guaranteed, but there is no threat that can be measured. The public must also know that their foods contain very little pesticide residues , and that any residues that are there are insignificant in terms of any health hazards that we know to exist.

All of us might wish for better methods of pest control, and whether these better methods be through pesti­ cides, biological control, or a combina­ tion of both, is not the point. The poi nt is tha t we need better methods of pest control to keep our agricultural produc­ tivity in Canada at an optimum level, and to keep consumer food prices rea­ sonable.

We can always hope for new break­ throughs . Research is ongoing and, as in the past, this research will, from time to time, take major steps in improving methods of pest con trot. for the foresee­ able future, however, the essential role of pesticides cannot be overestimated.

Agriculture needs them and so does the general public . 0

The author:

Dr. Freeman L.

McEwen.

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Agricultural Policy for the Yukon

In th ese tim es of increased interest in th e availability of agr iculural la nd , at­ tention ha s been turn ed to the potential for agriculture in th e far north.

In January, 1975, the Ca nadian government, with the support of the government s of the Northwest Terr ito­ ri es and the Yukon , declared a mora to­ ri um on the a 1I 0ca ti on of Ia nd for agri­ culture in those areas, with the expec ta­ ti on th at, over the following thr ee yea rs , an agricultural policy might be pre­ pared . Thi s three-year suspensio n wo uld give time for gathering , and analyzing, th e required data.

During the ens uing. period, both soi l co nditions an d cli mati c innuences, as th ey rel ated to agri culture, were studied.

In add iti on, an economic stud y of the feasibility of various kinds of agriculture was ca rried ou t.

It hardly seems necessary to point out that, in any de velo pin g economy, ag ricultural development is the ba sis on which eco nomic development rests As food becomes more efficientl y produced beyond th e se lf suffici en t stage, wo rkers are released from ag riculture to work in services or indu stri es related to the de­ veloping economy.

Excess products ar e offered for sale to small settlements wh ich spri ng up a round th e loca l agricultural ar ea. We ca n look in the not-too-distant past to rural Ontario. In th e far north, if food is grown by a sma ller number of workers, others wi ll be attracted to industries such as lumbering, fishing, et c., depend­ ing on the situ ation .

With, perhaps, something of th e abo ve as background philosop hy, the R esourc es Pla nning Branch of the Can a­ dian government is developing a po lic y to deve lop a reasonable ag ricultural sec­ tor in the, Yukon. Thi s ta sk has its diffi culties, as the administra tion of land is split betw een federal and territorial

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go ve rnments, with each providing a par­ a llel service with , in so me cases, land owners being tre ated differently as ea ch level of govern ment may have different regul a ti ons. There al so seems to be some question rega rding wh ich government cont rol s the use of ag ricultural la nd .

Man y oth er problems havc co me to the fore, not th e least of whic h is graz ing of li ves tock a nd a ll th e problems associated with it. These includ e grazing of horses vs, cattle, ope n rang ing, high ­ way safety, damage to private property, improveme nt of gr azi ng land. to nam e a few.

Other issues that had to be co nsid­ ered by the planning group were mar­ keting of produce on a small sca le, lack of an extension serv ice, limited knowl ­ edge of reso urce management and the abse nce of an ag ri cult ural resea rch pro­ gram in th e Yukon.

With this background , and with the goal for agric ulture in th e Yu ko n being to produce more agricultural products which were econo micall y feasible for us e loca lly ( to reduce dependence on some imported products), a policy state ment was developed that enunciated th e fol­ low in g proposals which ar e in clud ed in the dra ft.

I. Enabl e th e establishm en t of agricul­ tur al enterprises on suita ble la nd s.

This would necessitate an end to the mor ato rium on la nd for agriculture.

It was also proposed that th ere be a transfer of the administration of ag ricul­ tural la nds to the territorial government, th at areas of su itable land s be id en tifi ed, that informati on be made available to the public, th a t bot h lease hold and free­ hold be permitted , that an equ itabl e pricing sys tem be es ta blished and th a t su itable land regulations rel at ing to the agricultural lan d be developed .

2. Preserve Cla ss III an d Oass 'IV lands for agricultural purposes .

Thi s proposal wo uld not permit ecr­ tain uses of highly prod uctive areas such as strip mining , flooding by dams, was te di sposal sites and other irreversible uses.

3. Plan agr ic ult ural ac ti vi ti es wit hin a reg ion a l lan d-planning framework.

Thi s policy sugges ts that agric ul­ tur e will be consid ered as a legitimate use for land and will be accom modated where possible in the development of land-planning exe rci ses.

4, Ensure wise and disc rimin ate usc of agric ultura l resources.

5. Assist in the orderl y marketing of Yukon-produced agricu ltur al prod uct s.

6. Encourage resea rch into ag ri culture a nd food production in the Yuk on .

Thi s policy suggests th e re-esta b­ li shm ent of a federal res ea rc h ce ntre which would experim ent wi th plant va r­ ieti es, energy so urces, production tech­ niq ues etc.

7. Satisfy the needs for grazing stock.

The whol e problem of grazing leases would come under this po licy which would include con taining of live­ stock , stock in g rates, branding, fencing sta nd ards , la nd improvements , grazing leases, co mmunit y pastur es etc.

8, Enco urage domestic garden produc­ tion.

It is sugges ted that la nd be made available for co mmunit y garden plots, especi a ll y whe re suitable land is close to major co mmunities.

This Yukon ag ricultural policy stateme nt is a very comprehensive on e and its suc cess wi II, no dou bt, be fol­ lo wed wit h interest. 0

George Robson, '40, is now retired, Ji v­ in g in London.

Lykle de Vries, '54, is vice president, Robin so n, Herritt & de Vries Ltd ., Toronto.

William Langley, M.S,A . '61, is a re­ sea rch scienti st with Corning Medica l a nd Scientific, Walpole, M ass. , U.S .A,

Archie Wilson, '49, ha ving ret ired from teaching is farming at H a weater Farms nea r Mindemo ya on Manitoulin Island.

David Eagle, M.S.A. '58, is with the advisory service, Ministr y of Agri c ul­ tur e, Cambridge, Engl and.

Ken Wilson, '68, has been promoted to manager-poultry opera tions for Camp­ bel l Soup Co. Ltd ., Listowel.

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Robert Fraser, '68, is an estimator, Duf­ ferin Construction Co., Oakville.

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Makhan Pandita, Ph.D. '69, is professor of vegetable crops and head of the Haryana Agricultural University, Ha ­ ryana , India.

Na dia Cymbal uk, M.Sc. '70, is a profes­ sional research associate, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Poultry Science, Saskatoon.

Lawrence Burgess, M.Sc. '75, is plant managcr for Omstead Foods Ltd ., Wheatley.

David Cram, '76, is presid ent, David Cram and Associates Ltd., London.

Dean Hammond, '76, is manager, pro­ curement, for Campbell Soups, Toronto.

Wiebren Hoeksma, '76, is assistant man­ ager , King Grain Ltd. , Wallaceburg.

Veena Juneja, M.Sc. '70, is renal nutri ­ tionist, St. Joseph 's Hospital, Hamilton .

John Laird, '76, is landscape architect, Lambeth North Group, Victoria, B.C.

Bruce Riddell, '70, is commodity- officer, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa.

Glenn Whiteley, '76, is s ite development engineer, Burger King Ca nada Inc., Surrey, B.C.

Dalid Cumming, M.Sc. '72, is research scientist, Agriculture Canad a, Summer­ land , B.C. Muthusamy Kopalasuntharm, M.Sc. '72, is deputy director, livestock department, Ministry of Rural Industrial Develop­ ment , Colombo, Sri Lanka .

Richard Bradford, '73, is man ager, agri­ cultural services, Trea sury Branches of Alberta, Edmonton.

Dal'id Milton, '73, is manager, terminals development , Mitel Corp. Ltd ., Kanata.

Wasi Ullah, Ph.D. '74, is a director, Government of Newfoundland, SI. John's , NOd.

Donald Anderson, '77, is technical sales representative, Reed Inc. , Quebec, Que. Linda (Monk) Lemmon, '77, is economist with Everett Biggs, Associates, Bramp­ ton.

Bonnie Redsell, '77, is quality services supervisor, Imperial Tobacco, Guelph.

Joseph Bodnar, '78, is an instructor at Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology, Ridgetown.

Michael Jennings, '78, is trading manag­ er, Canada Packers Inc .. Calgary, Alta.

Guy Kohlmeier, '78, is a student in the

At the OAC From 1915-1935

Grace Amelia (Hamilton) Perry, well­ known to many University people in the '30s and '40s, died January, 1982, in her 89th year.

Grace was born on July 2, 1893, in the stone house which still stands on the south side of College Avenue East on the University'S Arboretum. It was built in 1846 by her grandfather, William Hamilton, who farmed the surrounding 80 acres for many years.

She a ttended the Macdonald Con­ solidated School, now the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, and taught at the Brooklin Sunday School. For about 20 years, from 1915 to 1935, she worked as secretary in the Department of Apicul­ ture at the OAC.

faculty of denti stry at the University of Toronto.

Karen (Dennison) Thompson, '78, is a hydraulics engineer, with Philips Plan­ ning and Engineering Ltd., Burlington .

Dirk Booth, M.Sc. '79, is economist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Kemptville College of Agricultur­ al Technology, Kemptville.

David Thompson, '79, heads outside sales, Purina Co., Moncton, N.B. Carl Bolton, '80, is a project engineer with the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute, Portage La Prairie, M an.

John Clark, '80, is a project engineer with Associ a ted Engineering Services Ltd., Edmonton, Alta.

Paul Neals, '80, is environmental plan­ ner with Ontario Hydro, Toronto.

Lim Vee Fah, '81, is an agriculture officer with the Economics and Statist­ ics Section, Department of Agriculture, Sabah, Malaysia .

Devon Nutbeem, '81, is the supervisor of quality control at Bax ter Dairies, Saint John, N.B. Susan (White) Wood, '81, is employed as a resea rch assistant at Qu ee n's Universi­ ty, Kingston. 0

From 1913 until about 1945, she lived in the red brick Edwardian farm house known as "Hillacre", loca ted on the north side of College Avenue near the Cullen Club.

Several members of her family were associated with the OAC, including her late brother, Fred Hamilton, '22, who was a professor in the Dairy Department for 22 years. Her brother, Dr. John G. " Jack" Hamilton, OVC '36, is a veteri­ narian In Lakehurst, New Jersey, U.S.A., and her late brother-in-law, Ge­ rald Grant, , 19, was a well-known ath­ lete as an undergraduate.

For the last 30 years of Grace's life, she and her late husband, George Perry, lived in Rockwood where they were active members of the community and St. John's Anglican Church. 0

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The College of Arts Alumni Association

DELPHA

Editor: Debbie (Nash) Chambers, '77.

Urban History Comes of Age

In

1977, the University of Guelph host­ ed Canada's first urban history confer­ ence. Co-sponsored by the Urban His­ tory Committee of the Canadian H is tor­ ical Association, the event was co­ ordinated by D r. Gilbert Stelter and Dr. Terence A. Crowley, Department of History. The occasion marked the cul­ mination of the Committee's efforts to declare their area of specialization an independant , viable field of study.

The new perspective was of critical importance to the Arts at Guelph. Prior to 1977, outsiders tended to regard Ca­ nadian Urban History as merely an appendage of American urban history.

Since the arrival of Dr. Gil Stelter, in 1974, the Department of History had sought to complement the American urban hi story courses, offered by Dr. David R: Farrell an d Dr. Keith Cassidy, with equiv a lent Canadian-oriented courses. And, perhaps more importantly, an active role was taken in dev eloping Canadian urban history as an area of

concentration in graduate research.

This year, another urb an history conference will offer a new opportunity to advance Guelph's role in the develop­ ment of Can adia n urban history. From August 24 to 28, our University will be the location of the Canadian-American Development Conference. This latest conference has been designed to take the reputation of Canadian urban history far beyond the 1977 "declaration of independence. " Eighty Canadian, 40 American and two British scholars have been slated to present papers in an attempt to assess the indigenous characteristics of Cana­ dian urban development. In pursuit of this objective, Canadian urban history will be set in a com para tive North ' American framework.

A multidisciplinary approach has been chosen to confront the question of the significance of the Canadian-Ameri­ can border. Historians , geographers, po­ litical scientists, architects and planners

Dr. Murray Nicholson, '8/, left , Dr. Elizabeth Bloomfield, '8/, and Dr. Gil St eller will conlribule 10 the on-campus Canadian-American Development Conference, August 24 to 28.

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will address the themes of economic transi tion , urban soc iety, the city as a physical enti ty and municipal govem­ ment, in order to re ach conclusio ns about urban power bases and the deci­ sion-making process.

After four days of discussion on campus, three informal Saturday ses­ sions and related walking tours will be conducted in Toron to. The city of To­ ronto will be used as a case study of land development , civic politics and ethnic neighbourhoods.

The financial support of the Cana­ dian Historical Association and the U ni­ versity of Guelph has enabled confer­ ence co-ordinator, Gil Stelter, to keep the costs down. Interested parties can register for the event on August 24 at a rate of $15 per st udent and $40 for other participants. Funding provided by the Macdon a ld-Stew ar t Foundation has helped to offset the cost of the banquet , and conference delegates will be able to purchase th eir tickets fo r a nominal fee.

T he regist ration fee will cover a recep­ tion, coffee at each session and abs tracts of a l.1 co nference papers .

The upcoming conference is of par­ ticular interest to alumni, since two fellow alumni and severa l Guelph facul­ ty members will sha re the dais with a variety of internationally touted urban specia lists. According to Dr. Stelter, Dr. Elizabeth Bloomfield, '81, and Dr. M ur­ ray N icolson , '81 , have been invited to contribute since they have distinguished themselves as two of the most promising new scholars in Canad ian urba n history.

Dr. Fred Da hms and Dr. Gerald Bloomfield of the Department of Geog­ raphy will join D r. S telter as conference commentators. Dr. Mark Lapping, Di­ rector of the School of Rural Planning and Development; Dr. Stewar t Hilts, Department of La nd Resource Science; Cameron M an, School of Landscape

Architecture, and Dr . Terry C rowley, Department of H istory, will chair sepa­ rate study sessions.

A Wednesday evening panel discus­ sion promises to be a highlight of the conference. Dr. Stelter has been asked to debate the future of urban history with noted American urban specialists Michael F risch, Eric Lampard and James E. Vance, Jr. T he panel will also include Anthony Sutcliffe from the Un i­ versity of Sheffield .

Gil Stelter has been working in the field of Canadian urban history for the past decade. He helped to found the rban History Committee of the C ana­ dian Historical Association in J 971. At that time he taught at Laurentian Uni­ versity where he offered one of the few strictly Canadian-content urban history courses available in Canada. In J 972 he embarked on a long-term commitment

to enlarge the appeal of the field by making Canadian urban rcsource mate­ ria Is more accessible.

His publication of Canada's first urban bibliography has been followed by a variety of collections co-edited by Dr. A lan F ..l. A rtibise of the University of Victoria. Their collaboration has pro­ duced The Canadian City (1977), The Usable Urban Past (1979), Canada's Urban Past: A Bibliography (l981) and (forthcoming ; M cClelland and Stewart).

Dr. Stelter's efforts to promote urban history prompted Bruce Stave to choose him for an interview designed to a cquaint Americans with advances in C anadi a n urban research. "A Conversa­ tion W ith Gilbert Stelter: Canadian Urban H istory." was published in the February 1980 edilion of the Journal of Urban History . In 1975, Dr. Stelter was

In an effort to further the reputa­ tion of Canadian scholarship, he joined Borah Woodrow and Jorge Harday as a co-editor of "Urbanization in the Ame­ ricas: The Background in Comparative Perspective" (Ottawa, 1981). Dr. Stelter is currently completing a solo study of early Canadian urban development enti­ tled New Towns in a New Land (forth­ coming; McClelland and Stewart).

This summer, we can take stock of the Canadian urban historical communi­ ty's efforts to promote internationally competitive scholarship. The August conference will not only enhance the overall reputation of the subspecialty, it will provide our University community with a forum to proclaim that urban history at Guelph has come of age. 0

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Chris Leppan, '73, lives in Renfrew and teaches for the Renfrew County Board of Education.

Syhia (Tschurch) Craine, '78, is a re­ search analyst for Readers Digest Mag­ azines Ltd. in Toronto.

Pat (Lumsden) Carswell, '68, resides in Brooks, Alberta where she is employed as a travel counsellor by The T ravel Planner.

Marion Ottaway, '75, is employed as a work-area supervisor at Torchlight 1n­ dustries in Guelph .

Lloyd Mellick, '78, lives in Whitby, and is employed as a sales representative by Merrell/Dow Pharmaceuticals, Rich­ mond Hill.

Archie G ra ham, '70, is an instructor a t the Ontario College of Art in Toronto.

Kathy (Schmidt) Macintosh, '70, is a teacher employed by the W aterloo County Board of Education.

Catharine (Gil bertson) Scott, '70, lives in W aterloo and is employed by the U ni­ versity of Waterloo as a wage and salary analyst.

Mary Virtue, '71 , has established a Victoria , B.C.-based consulting firm known as Mary Virtue Research and Jnformation Services.

Shaping

the

Canadian

Landscape

Gerry Hill, '75, is a sales supervisor for Scott Paper Limited in Mississauga .

Deborah (Mansfield) Noiles, '75, has moved to the Ivory Coast, West Africa where she is a teacher at the Interna­ tional School of Abidjan.

Michael Swan, '75, lives in Guelph where be has started a business called Mike the Mover.

asked to prepare a Canadian contribu­ tion to the 1975 edition of Britain's

Urban History Yearbook.

Cathy Woodside, '78, is a librarian at the Edmonton Public Library, South Branch , Edmonton, Alta.

M arta (Grzesiowski) Barrales, '79, re­ sides in Guelph and is a bibliographic researcher at the University Library.

Charlie McNeil, '79, is studying, in Toronto, to be a Presbyterian minister.

Gary MacDougall, '76, has been ap­ pointed Registrar of Land Titles/ Legal Registries by Justice and Public Service, G overnment of the N orthwest Territo­

Dr. Ted Noble, '80, is currently involved in liaison work at the Thistletown Re­ gional Centre School in Rexdale.

nes.

Kathie Kuchar, '72, has been appointed as a French counsellor by Correspond­ ence Education, Toronto.

Brian Miller, '76, teaches at the College de l'A bitibi - Temiscamingue, in Rouyn, Que.

Michele Ducharme, '81, has been hired as a research assistant by Professor Ramon Hathorn, Department of Lan­ guages and Literature, University of Guelph.

M ary Van Wyck, '72, is a free-lance writer and currently lives in O ttawa.

Sean Aherne, '77, resides in Acton and is a department manager for H.A. Shefdon Inc ., carborough.

Carol Podedworny, '81, is studying to­ wards a Masters of Museum Studies degree at the University of Toronto.

Jerry Steinberg, '77, is an educational consultant for Laugh and Learn, Van­ couver, B.C.

Donald Walls, '81, is an insurance ad­ juster for Crawford and Company in Toronto. 0

Sandra Darren, '73, resides in Edmon­ ton, Alta., and is currently the volunteer co-ordinator for the Boys' and Girls' C lubs of Edmonton.

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The Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association

ALUMNI BULLETIN

Editor: Dr. Cliff Barker. '41 .

$1.8 Mil ion for T he Ont ario Veterinary College will receive $1 .8 million in special funding in the 1982-1983 academic year, Ontario 's Minister of Agriculture and Food , The Honourable De nnis Timbrel!, announced during a campus visit in April. The mone y will support a new Farm Animal Health Improvement Program an­ nounced by the Ministry and will perrnit the O VC to "enri ch the educational prog ram in veterinar y medicine."

The new funding v.:.ill support im­ proved se rvices in the large animal clin­ ic, expand the services provided by in­ terns and residents in the animal hospi­ tal , and assist the establishment of an externship prograrn to enhance students' undergraduate tr aining through str uc­ t u red service in veterina ry practice.

The agreement providing this addi­ tional funding will initially run for three years, with an assessment of its success during the final yea r.

President Donald forster expressed the particular appreciation of the Uni­ versity during a period of fi sca l re­ straint. He noted , however, that i·t is but the first step in an ongoing program to ensure the qualit y of the ave. Both the minister and the presiden t pointed out that the new funding is not for capita l purposes, but to provide improved hospi­ tal services and enhanced training for students.

The very eo nsidera ble needs of the avc for additional capital funds must still be dealt with , President Forster noted . It is hoped that those capital needs can be met by a combination of private support and addition a l govern­ ment funding .

In hi s comments, the minister ac­ knuwkdged the capital needs , and said that initiatives had already been begun by his predecessor, Lorne Henderso n, for talks between provincial and kderal

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ministers with a view to examining the long-term needs l·or ca pita I expe nd itu re at the ave.

The minister pointed out that the aVc hospi tal provides th e se rvices of a farm a nimal reference hospital for the entire province. Ca ses too complex to be dealt with by a local practition er, or where special diagnostic or other ser­ vices are needed, are referred to the hospit a l for diagnosis and/or treatment.

Serving as int erns a nd residents in th e a nimal hospital is immensely valu­ a bl e to students as an ex tension of their class room training. It also makes a sig­ nil·icant contribution to effective han­

dling of the ca se load in the hospital.

The additional funds nuw provided will permit the ex.pansion of this phase of the work at the ave.

Externship Program

The cxtern s hip program, to be es­ tablished under the new grant, will ex­ tend the tra ining of all veterinary stu­ dents through work with practis ing vete­ rinarian s invol ved in se rvi ce to the foud animal industry.

While students have traditionall y soug ht summer emplo yment in a prac­ tice, the new program will provide a more structured environment in which super-vising veterinarians will act as tu­ tors to students under their ~ uidanee.

Supervision of the students will bc provided by faculty members from the

The ave Alumni Association Travel Scholarship for 1982 was awarded in April to Michael Schunk of Westhill, Ontario, a Semest er 6 student. He will be seeing practice in Austria and Germany until September. Pres enring the cheque is President Archie MacKinnon , '43.

O Ve, tcach ing materials will be sur­ rlied to the rractitioners, and the slu­ dents Ilill be carefully matched with rractising veterinarians. An assess ment of the student s' expe rience will become part of the record . The farm service, or amb ulator y clinic, has givcn senior stu­ dents practi a I experience under the su pervision of a fac ult y membe r for man y yea rs.

It has not been possiblc to cxpand this se rvice enough to mcet stu dent

needs beca usc of decreasing numbers of farm s in the Guelph a rea and increasing distances to trave l.

Committed to the High Standards The minister sa.id that this provision of additiunal support for the OVC pro­ vi ded a n example of the government's determination to maintain veterinary training at a high level in Ontario. It was not ed that the livestock industry

Ontario ' Veterinary College Alumni Association Membership

ALMA MATER FUND

SUPPORT-1981

OVC alumni had th e highest pa rticipation rate and the highest gift average of any collcge fur the 1981 Alma Mat er Fund campaign.

At an OVC Alumni Association directors meeting in April, 1982, a report was presented related to proj ects supported by the fund . Of 2,718 OVC alumni solicited, 697 responded with gifts totalling $39,905. This is a participation rate of 25.6 per cent. The average gift was $56.39.

ove College

Adv ance ment Trust Accou nt

Dr. Molly Carrington Memori a l Fund

5,225

Dr. Edith Williams Memo rial Fund

1,013

pri zes and memorial funds (6)

952

ove Cultural

290

Gifts in kind of veterinary library material (4) Su btotal Gifts earmarked by OVC alumni for other projects Total allocated Bala nce availa ble for a llocation to other projects Total OVC alumni donations

1.005

907

2

2

288

32 8

28

34

1.323

1,272

2,821

2,739

46 89

46.44

2

I

In Memoriam Dr. William Bayley, Mich., U.S.A.

'57, Dearborn,

1,178

OVC Class of '41 project Affairs Trust Account.

Life Membership Honora ry Life Members Life Membership Instal ment Plan Annual Mem be rship

5,000 2,000

ove

Apr. 30 /82 Feb. 23/81

$20,000

OVC Alumni Association Fellowship Program

Sundry

Ca tegory

Tota l membership Total known alumn i MemberShip percent age Prepaid ann ual

OVC Allocations and DeSignated Gifts from 1981 Alma Mater Fund

Small Animal Clinic Ex tension .

provides two-thirds of the farm cash income to Ontario farmers. Provision of well-trained veterinarians is esse ntial to th e continued strength of the livestock industry and holding of export markets.

"The role of the Ontario Veterinary College of the University of Guelph, " he concluded, "is to provide a high stand­ ard of professional education, fun ction as a provincial reso urce for speci alist services, an d serve as a provincial ani­ mal health referral service." 0

1,200 $36,858 1,661 $38,519 1,386 $39,905

If the prorata share ($2. 143) of the Winega rd Visiting Professo rship (which rotates to the OVC every seven years) was included there would be insufficient funds to alloca te to general University projects.

The moral of this story is to raise the average gift to well above $56 .3 9 by more alumni donating more to the Alma Mater Fund. If you have been one of the 2,021 who have not responded with a donation - - respond this year and, if you wish, earmark your donation. Remember- this urgently needed donation is a tax deductible item. 0

Dr. James Carey, '28, April 15, 1982, Millgrove.

Dr. Edgar Graesser, '47, May 6, 1982, Edmonton , Alta.

Dr. Cecil Heslop, '16, April 12, 1982 , Milton .

Dr. F. Grant Heslop, '39, April 30 , 1982, Palermo.

Dr. John Kessler, '57, Feb. 1982, Ea rI Grey, Sask.

Dr. Edward Moore, '37, April I, 1982, New Ipswich, N .H. , U.S.A .

Dr. Kenneth Ritter, '74, April 1982, Grassie.

Dr. Lawrence Sparrow. '51, July 1979, Moosejaw, Sask. 0

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The College of Social Science Alumni Association

PEGAS-US Editor: Brad Coddington, '72.

Into the World of Finance

By Nancy Mott, '81.

Until recently the world of finance­ the stock market, investments etc.- has been dominated by men. Increasingly, however, a greater number of womcn, many of them M.B.A. graduates, are entering this area of business. Deborah Frame, '78, is one such person who has found a challenging career as an invest­ ment analyst with Ontario Hydro.

Deborah attended high school in Burlington and, upon graduation, ap­ plied to The University of Western On­ tario, McMaster University and Queen's University. After seeing how much her older brother was enjoying studies at the University of Guelph though, she changed her plans and decided to major in Political Studies at Guelph.

After two years at the University, she found that her courses were leading a way from her area of interest so she switched to Economics and graduated with an honours degree in that subject and with a minor in Business Adminis­ tration. There were only four people in her graduating year, but Deborah had enjoyed the small classes and the chance to get to know her professors.

Deborah had always planned to do graduate work and , when York Univer­ sity offered her advanced standing so that she could complete a two-year M.B.A. in one year, she accepted their offer. During the summer she worked at Manufacturer's Life in Toronto, and it was there that she developed an interest in investment analysis.

"The placement centre at York was very helpful," Deborah said, and her job search after receiving her M.B.A. result­ ed in several offers. She accepted a position in Waterloo with the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada .

At Mutual Life, Deborah worked with Investment Management Services, Investment Division, but, after several

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Deborah Frame , '78.

months, she found that she was not working in the right area of her field.

Even though many people say tha t you cannot get a job through the want ads, this was not true in Deborah's case. She applied for a job, advertised in the Globe and Mail, as an investment analyst with Ontario Hydro, and wa s successful.

Her new position meant commuting from Guelph every day, and rising early enough to catch a 6:30 a.m. bus. How­ ever, Deborah moved to Oakville last summer with her husband, Scott Mil­ lard, OAC '72, and now her journey is much shorter. Only 45 minutes on the GO train. " I have a chance to read the paper and other business journals," said Deborah, explaining why she does not mind the journey.

As an ana lyst with Ontario Hydro, she helps to oversee the investment of the company's $J.4 billion pension fund, covering mining and pipeline issues. She works with four other staff members from a variety of backgrounds who ana­ lyse oil and gas, banking, and consumer and industrial products. They advise the portfolio manager who makes the deci­ sions on buying or selling certain stocks.

Deborah is also completing a corre­

spondence course, through the Univcrsi­ ty of Virginia, to become a chartered financial analyst. This involves studying subjects such as accounting, equity anal­ ysis, portfolio investment, ethics and others. Although the program is oriented to the American situation, there is no other certification in the field. She will complete the course in June 1983. I asked Deborah if she felt that she would have had enough formal education after completing this course, and she advised me that she "was not going to do anything else after that. " I n many businesses there has been a sudden move to adopt computer technol­ ogy, and Ontario Hydro is no exception .

In the investment management services department, Deborah has access to a Candat machine which is linked to the Toronto Stock Exchange. It gives stock quotations at any time of the day, and also provides figures from the Dow Jones Index in New York.

When interviewing any woma n in business, one cannot seem to avoid ask­ ing whether or not being part of a minority in a particular field has pre­ sented any problems. Deborah admitted that "less tha n 20 per cent of the people in this field are women" but that " it has not been a barrier." Her friends ask her investment advice occasionally but, with the stock market and economy being so unpredictable right now, she avoids giv­ ing ti ps.

While talking to Deborah Frame, it became evident that she had always had a pretty clear idea of where she was headed. Although not all Social Science graduates are so lucky, they should see Deborah's perserverance through many years of education , and courage to enter a field only recently open to women, as an inspiration. Once again, we can see that Social Science graduates have many career doors open to them, and the College of Social Science Alumni Association thanks Deborah for taking time to let us illustrate her example. 0

Departmental

News

Department of Geography The student Geography Society , und e r the presidency of June Warwick, has had a very active a nd successful semes­ ter. Dr. F.K. Hare, the eminent climato­ logist from the University of Toronto, gave a lecture on "Climate and the · eonomy in Canada." Dr. W .R.D. S e­ well from the U niversity of Victoria s poke on thc " Emerging Crisis in Cana­ dian W a ter Management."

Geography was very successful with its large College Royal disp lay, winning not only the first pri ze in thc College of

Socia l Science but the Grand C hampi­ o ns hip of the campus.

The Department is participating in the innovati ve co-operative program of the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Insti­ tute. Two students a re currently working half-days in our cartographic and com­ puting units. This is va luable working experience for the students a nd useful assistance for the depart ment.

Department of Economics During the next few months, the De­ partment of Economics will welcome several new faculty members. Bram Cadsby and Dominic Li a re completing their Ph.D.s at M.l.T . a nd Johns Hop­ kins, respectiv ely , while Brian Ferguson has spent th e past year a t McMaster after completing his Ph.D . at the Aus­

CSSAA Scholarships Awarded T he J .W . Skinner Honours Scholarship in Social Science, which honours former CSS Dean Dr. Jack Skinner , was pre­ sented for the first time at the College of Social Science awards luncheon held in April. The C ollege of Social Science Alumni Association made a $500 con­ tribution to this Scholarship through

funds made available by the Alma Ma ter Fund.

T he first recipi ent is Politicai Stud­ ies stud en t Douglas Kla ssc n, of Aurora, who was presentcd with the award by Professo r Skinner, Thc scholarship is awarded on the basis of high academic standing to a student who intends to

Grad News

John Burgess, B.A. '72, is a revenue accountant, Suneor Inc., Calgary, Alta.

David Anderson, M.A. '69, is an asso­ c iate professor, faculty of Administra­ tion , U niversity of Regina , Sask .

Doug Anderson, B.A. '74, works In To­ ronto with Imperial Oil Ltd. as an organi zation development consultant.

Margit Asselstine, B.A. '78, is self­ employed as a dance therapist and movement educator in Toronto.

Shelly Battram, B.A. ' 73, is an attorney and barrister at law with Latona and Ba ttram in Buffalo, N .Y.

Malcolm Ca mpbell, M.A. '76, is an econ­ omist for the provincial government in Toronto.

Karen Coe, M .A. '76, is a training advisor, Gulf Canada in Calgary, Alta.

John Colbourne, B.A. '74, is employed

by Capital Broadca sting Ltd. , in Victo­ ri a, B.C., as a marketing consultant.

Beth (M acIntosh) Fle ming, B.A _ '77, su­ pervises the Fairview Co-op Pre-school of Bra ntford Inc. Ronald Ford, B.A. '76, is a credit analyst with the Bank of Montreal in Toronto.

Edward Bonifa ce, B.A . '77, is a creative direct o r with Rogers Radio Broadca st­ ing, CHFI-FM, in Toronto.

Laura (Petersen) Head, B.A. '75, is a homemaker in Delta, B.C.

Ca rolyn (Fa llaise) Bridgewater, B.A. ' 76, is a lawyer in Port Perr y.

Peter H enderson, M.A. ' 78, is a Ph.D . st udent , U ni versit y of Ca lgary, Alta.

tralian National niversity. Alan Craw­ ford will join us , on September 1, from the University of British Columbia.

Visitors next year includ e J ack Jung (University of W es tern Ontario), John C ra ve n (University of Ke nt) , a nd John S hore y (University College , Wales) .

Professor Louis Christofides ha s been awarded the Simon Fellowship a nd will spend a term at Manchester Profes­ sor Carl Miller will be at Leices ter University for his sabbatical in 1982-83.

Professors David Presco tt a nd Jim McRae have publish ed "Regulation an d Performance in the Trucking Industry," and Professors Douglas Auld 's a nd Ken Grant's fourth edition of th e introducto­ ry Study Guide to Economics came off the press in April. 0

proceed in a spec ia li zed or maj or ho­ nours prog ra m in th e College.

The College of Social Science Alumni Association sc hol a rships for thi s yea r have a lso been presented. These went to Brenda Armstrong of Guelph; Da vid Bestva ter of H a rr ows mith; Jo­ hanne M arsha ll of Guelph; Lynne Whitefi eld of Toronto an d Susan Smith of Willowd a le. 0

Douglas Langi lle, B.A. ' 75, M.A. '81, is in Edmonton, Alta., working as a plan­ ning supervi sor , City of Edmonton.

Edward Kwok-Kuen Lee, B.A. '77, works for the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas in H o ng Kong as a manager .

Francine (Watkins) McIntyre, B.A. '69, works for the H a lifax County School Board as a sc hool psyc hologist .

Bergen Mun dy, B.A. '75, works for the j at iona l Survival Institute in Toronto as co-ordina tor, corpora te rela t ions.

Denzil Sawyer, M .A. '68, is a teacher , Bra nt County Board of Education.

Elizabeth Thompson, M.A. '80, is a psychometrist for the Department of Health in St. John, N.B. Pamela White, B.A. '79, is studying to become a minister with the Salvation Army in Toronto. 0

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The College of Biological Science Alumni Associatio

BIO-ALUMNI NEWS Graduate

News

Editor: Dr. John Powell.

Zoology

Or. Ronald c.c. Ko, Ph.D. '71, is the brother-in-law of Patrick Woo, Ph.D. '68. Dr. Ko is a lecturer in the Depart­ ment of Zoology, Universit y of Hong Kong,

Nutrition Or. Andrew Macraw, M.Sc. '7], is as ­ sistant director, Biochemistry at St. Boneface General Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. Or. L.W. (Speedy) McCuaig, M.Sc. '71, Ph.D. '74, is the scientific co-ordinator for Agriculture Canada at Halldon Hou se, 2255 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Or. Dennis Fitzpat rick, B.Sc. '75, M .S c.

Dennis Wright, B.Sc. '7], M.Sc. '77, of IS As hworth Street, Sl. Vital , Win­ nipeg, Ma n. , is co-ordin ato r- Fish Hab­ itat for Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Wife, Joyce (Bower), CSS '70; sister, Patti Bodig, Arts '75, and brothers-in­ law Robert Bodig, B.Sc. (H.K.) '76, a nd Lyle Bowyer, CSS '69, all graduated from Guelph.

Dr. Vincent Cric hton, P h. D. '72, now lives 'at 104 Purdue Bay, Winnipeg, Man. He is wildlife biologist for the Province of Manitoba,

'77, Ph,D. 'S I (Rutgers), works for Agriculture Canada as a scientist at Neatby Building, Central Experi emental Farm in Ottawa.

Abdul Jabbar Mu :-:tar, M.Sc. '76, is research assistant at Northwestern Uni­ versity in Evanston, Ill., U,S.A. Jorge Santos-Nunez, M.Sc. '78, may be communicated with at Calle SH, No. 51-76 (La Carolina)-Cali, Colombia.

South America. He is a n animal nutri­ tionist researc h associate with Centro Internacional Agrigulturo Tropical.

Barbara Chanin, M.Sc. '79, is a gradu­ ate student at Western College of Veter­ inary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, Sask.

John Edmund Cocker, M.Sc. '79, now is research scientist with Unilever Re­ search Ltd. in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Cynthia Gay Rainey-MacDonald, M.Sc. '79, works at the 5th Floor Centre, Victoria Hos pital, London, as research associate in the Department of Surgery,

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Gean Cliff, B.Sc. '75, M.Sc. '77, will soon hav e he r doctorate for which she is studying in the U.S.A. at North Caroli­ na State University, Steve Kearney, M.Sc. '75, is now with the Manitoba Department of Natural Resources as regional wildlife specialist.

Or. John H.c. Pippy, Ph.D. '75, works for the Department of Fi s heries and Oceans, Sl. John' s, Nfld., as biologist.

Marine Biology Ga yle Percy, '79, has left Nigeria and may be reached at 162 Jarvi s Street, Orillia. She writes, "Having completed two years with CUSO in Nigeria I plan to atte nd Teachers College."

Biology

Dr. Christopher Hawkins, B.Sc. '72, M.Sc. '75, may be reached a t the Ma­ rine Ecology Laboratory, Bedford Insti­ tute of Oceanography, Dartmouth , N,S ,

Or. T. Richard Denney, '74, is presently travelling around the world on a five­ year trip, He may be written to via his parents' address 39 Rose Street, Barrie.

Craig S. Jessop, M.Sc. '72, has a new address; fish and wildlife supervisor, Ministry of Natural Reso urces , Govern­ ment Road, Kapuska sing.

Eric Pascoe, '74, is sales manager for Xerox Canada Inc., at 785 Carling Ave­ nue, Ottaw a.

Regine (Budach) Manicom, '72, is a se lf-employed artist whos e hu s band, James, graduated from OAC '73. They liv e in Owen Sound .

Dr. T.G. Watson, B.sc. '72, M.Sc. '74, Ph.D. 'SO, McGill , is with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheri es as research scientist at the Inverman Agricultural Research Centre, Mosgiel , New Zea­ land. Wife, Sheila, graduated from Guelph , CSS '72.

Kathryn (Otton) Colbourne, '74, and hus­ band, John, CSS '74, live in Victoria, B.C., at 119S Goldstream Avenue, Ka­ thryn works for the government of B.C. as research technician , coal liquefaction .

Richard Brainwell, '75, a research biolo­ gist, Ministry of Natural Resources, is stationed at Mapl e.

Nancy Marsh, '75, is a technician with Federal Health and Welfa re Canada in Scarborough. Brother-in-law, George Wilson, graduated from OAC '69.

Leah Walters, '75, is a social worker at the Miss issauga Hospital Community Mental Health Clinic.

Peter Kleinstiver, B.Sc. '77, M.Sc. '78, is marketing represe ntative with Dupont Canada in Markh am.

Gerry Moraal, '77, now lives a t 105- 245 Westwood Road, in Guelph. 0

If you know the whereabouts of any of the following please give us the information. If you change your address or your position do let us ,k now. We are interested.

Alumni Records Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, University Centre, Level 4, Guelph, Ontario, Canada NIG 2W l.

Where Are They Now? 1968 Dr. Ga briel A. Ferdinand Eva A Kunau Robert M. Wars fold

1969 Quintin M. Bell Ca rol P. Bi er Leslie E. Bush Victor W. Cairns David J . Cartwright Gregory A. Hill Kenneth A. Keega n Peter J . Lavell Marjorie A. Milliken Thoma s F. Moffall Robert J. Newby Colleen B. Parks Virginia L. Rowe Donald J . Rows Willia m F. Rumble Gary J . Smith Rosemary Turland

1970 Derek W. Belfry Joh n C. Bland J.!-I . Coleman l. inda A. Doupe James B. Foulds Alan J. Gibbons J ohn E. Jefferson Brian T. Kidd \\la yne A. Lewi s Maureen E. Liddle Dennis H. Masuda Marga ret A. Mcisaac Terra nce R. Melbourne John S. No rwood Michael J . Power Da vid J. Robinson Mark D. Sawyer Dr. Gordon C Shore David O . Trcw Cheryl (La Chance) Watson

1971 Sayecda Ahmed M. Sc. Rodney T. Burch Barry A. Byford O lga (G alamaga) Chasse Donald Y. Henderson John A. J emme tt Marvin D. Jones Anth ony J . Know Dr. CD. Kulkarni Joe L. Oatman Wav ne F. Rice Roger P. Richardson Penelope J. Wade David M. Whittle

1972 Patricia (Herbert) Brown David M. Casson M.Sc. Dr . Gordon G. Greer Dougla s W. Griffith Gordon M. Hamilton Dr. Darrell E. Hay Cheryl D. Herbert Johanncs M. Im me rsee l Pet er J. Owens Stephen D. Peacock Astrid (Youn g) Rehill Michael A. Reid y MSc .

Rich a rd L. Renaud Matthew K. Rogoyski

Jam es A. Ross La rry R. S haw Ga ry J . Smith Dr. Kin S. Tsai Barry W. White Ela ine (Foley) Wh ite

S teph en B. Dob rindt Michael J . Dubas Ph ilip C. Gossc George.l . Haddad Henry A. lI a milton Bri an R. Harris Kar(:n A. Hrtrri s

1973 Barbara A. Arbu ckle Thom as P. Austin Paul D. Barker Dale A. Barratt Rick D. Bcaver Michael G. Burke Eric W. Butterworth Brock D. Cheadle Edwa rd E. C reesc Alan J . Davis James G. Dea n

Brian D. Domney Christopher B. Grcgg Dale L. J ac kson Ka rla S. Kuklis Douglas H. Leach Vilna M. Louisy M.Sc. Laurence A. Martin Dr. Ralph L. Ma tthews Robert M. McCa rt er M.Sc. Stephen E. Medhurst Simon A. Morri s M.Sc Andrew R. Mor rison Dona ld C. Morrison David Ohene- Fianko M.Sc. John A. Scdgwick Martha (Addison) Shaw Robert A. Shaw C hris A. Smallwood Les lie W. Stewa rt Ni gel L. Ward -Paige Gary S. Woodi ng Chee Tak Ye ung

1974 J ames R. Atkinso n Bruce C. Di xon Dan iel L. Du va ll Deanna P. Evernden Lloyd. C. Hagge rt y David A. HaJl Robert J . Hell ewell Ma ry E. Helmka Kathr yn K. Hicks Thomas A. Hiller St eve n D. Johnston Way ne A. Ka y Michael J. Kell y David R. Lindsay Ronald J. McNaughton Gregory G. Motoyne John H. Muckle John D. Peterson Jerzy T. Pieka rski Clive J . Rhodes Andrew J. Rubaszek Lucia L. Rubaszek Ja mes A. Sheldon S tephen Sokol ott Sue ( Macklin) Standke Patricia A. Th om pson

1975 Dr . Martin L. Adamson Gregory R. Banting Jill E. Bl ac k Peter J . Bussell Austin Colohan Susan (Diplock) Creba Christine A. de Mercha nt Robert A. Derr y

Ralph F. Hilfer Judith (Boneham ) Hoey Randall L. Hut chinso n Michae l B. Jackson David R. Kirk John M. Laine Rand a ll H. Lalande Thom as W. Langford Mi chae l D. Laronde Chris top her R. Lindsay M.Sc. Dana J. MacDonald Ja mes M. Martin Donna J . McComb Stephen P. Pi crce Helen B. Poberen zniczenko Robert P. Preston Gordon K. Prodger Va ler ie (Pierce) Reichert Patricia E. Riddle J ohn D. Turnbull John R. Tymchuk Janina M. VanderPost M.Sc. Paul D. Watts Johannes J. Wilekes Elizabeth A. Willi ams David M. Wilson Wayne R. Wilson Bri an D. Wolkowski Joyce M. Young Lieselotte P. Zerrer

1976 Gregory A. Anderson Victoria Boa

Michael D. Cadman Mich ael F. Calder Keith A. Coo ke Edmond M. Costello Kenneth I. Cu llis Alisa E. Dunbar Debra L. Lyneh Ann L. Maca ul ay Bruce S. Ma ckenzie Nicole Maillou x Holger Mathi esen Ca rla McAndrews Douglas G. McKown Eli zabeth Menzies Jam es A. Mitchell James C. Mondoux Paul F. Morris M.Sc. Katharine A. Morrow Robert N. O'Boyle M.Sc. Larry D. Oliver Wendy Pa li ehuk John D. Palumbo Orest D. Praciw Shan tidevi D. Raktoe Gwend oly n (Somes) Reid Dr. Jacqu eline S. Rosen Kevin A. Roslyn Donna (Simms) Samborski J an ice L. Schonfeldt John A. Sedgwick M.Sc Gene S . Shelp Donna I. Smart Helen J . Smith Ralph E. Smit h Marilyn P. T wiss David S. Waddell Step hen J. Watt Gerald M. Webb Kevin C. Woods J oan A. Yurchuk Dor is T. Zilinskas

1977 C ha rl es M. Boullianne MSc .

David P. Brown

Ch ristine M. Burnett

John E. Clave riel'

Ma rk K. Clem M.Sc.

J effrey M. Cumming Maria W. Cunningham Karen H. Down ey Robert C. Fairchild Donald G. Fry Marlene F. Green berg Susa n A. Heald Ta ra J . Hunt Bri a n L. Jennings Li zza nne Johnston Wayne A. Ka y M .Sc. Franc is K. Kerr Patrick E. Kunt z Kathryn L. Kurisko Richa rd A. Lcather Ca me ron Mac k Jam es E. McMillan Robert S. Miles Barbara A. Mint scheff Beverly A. Nich ol Ma rtyn O. Obbard M.Sc. Darr yl R. Peek Ma ry Rothfels Paul J. Savoie Dolph A. Sc hlu ter Robert Sears Willi am J . S ule John R. S utherland Roderick G. Syme G ill ia n (WitcheJI) Thackwell Irene E. Thomas Rick S. Turner Albert J . Vanderveldt Donald W. Veale Valerie D. Walkcr Cynthi a J . Waters Donald A. Yager Dr. Angela K. Yo ung David Zad worny

Jani ce L. Tye Hans - Geo rg Veit Petrone ll a J. Verhoeven Wolfgang J. Weiss Donald B. Welch Raymond Zablockis

1979 Russell W. Atkinson Michael C. C ha se Leesa K. Fawcett Willia m M. Goldbeck Matthew Graves Go rd on Green Mi chae l Hincks David Jamieson Barry Jewell Bette MacK ay Stephen J . McBurney Maureen A. Mel ntyre Kevin H. Moris hita Donna L. Pont Robert A. Price Lance R. Ritchie Virg inia K. Shannon Rona ld H. Vanderloo Patric ia Walli s Mary L. Warnock

1980 David E. Agwir Hcnd rik B. Andersen Petra M. Burgmann Br uce M. Cahu sac C harles M. Fran cis Mark S. Gra ham Joanne L. HOltby Simon P. Knight Dwa yne W. Lawson Da vid C. Lew is SI. Clair S McColl Lydia Tyhonchuk

1981 Dr. Ma rtin L. Adamso n Karen M. Krusky Leo V. Pavone Stephen Sprague

1978 Ga il S. Bradbury James P. Craig Susan P. Davis Brian D. de Ca rlo Davin J . Dekergommeaux Deborah A. Devlin Helene Drouin Wa rren I. Dunlop Barbara J . Ed wa rds Fredri ck Fife Norma Fung Susan J. Gibson Roman D. Giet z Ric hard T. Gubernat Patri ck J . Gui lba ult Yvo,we L. Hannah William V. Ha rwurt Pa ul R. Heels Frank T. Hubbs Graeme L. Hudson Ch ri stine M. Hughes Kent T. Jingfors J anis M. Kay Ma rgaret L. Kurp Lillian K. Kwan Donald J . Lahey Da rc y E. Lawson Th eresa L. Mc Kenzie Lesley A. Mclean Frederick W. Ming M.Sc. Cynthia J. Monteith Ala nna L. O'Brien Lorett a K. O'Brien Derick B. Paquette Debora h J . Pa rsons Leo V. Pavo ne Ian M. Pol zin Richard C . Rosatte Kathryn B. Smith Lorne E. Sprackman Doroth y Stevenson

BSc (P .E.) '70 William D. Burns Donald K. Cameron Frederi ck A. Cu rr y Susan Flemin gton John F. Kram er Keith B. Major Joy M. Stra tt en

BSC (P.E.) '71 Roderick J. Mille r

BSc (P.E.) '72 Robert D. Beer Jo hn D. Elli s Robert I. Fawcett J oh n J . Vanderhoek Marily n R. Whitley

BSc (P .E.) '73 Isa bel (Leider) Bragg Cat herine (McCurdy) Brough Kenneth L. Hou ld sworth Dia ne (Rollo) Kidd Dr . Robert S. Baker

BSc (H.K.) '74 Rodney M. Deneau Dale A. Dougall Glen E. Harloff Jacoba Kuikm an Gary W. Mascola Ralph S. S hapi ro Larry A. Willfang Eric L. Zborowsk i

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Macdonald Ins t itute / College of Family and Consumer Studies Alumni Association

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

From

the

Dean

Dr. Janel Wardlaw.

The exciting news in the College, as I write this summer newsletter in mid­ April, is the increase in applicants to the Bachelor or Applied Science program for the Fall Semester, 1982. According to the latest report from the Ontario Universities Application Centre, ap­ plications to the first semester of the B.A . Sc. program have increased by 46 per cent, a rather remarkable increase

Home Ec. in

Grey-Bruce

By Lera (McCormick) Ryan, '66.

U nder a steering committee of Isabel (Bierworth) Hewitson, '62, Joy Johnson and Dorothy Mulligan, all of the Owen Sound area , the Grey-Bruce affiliate of the On tario H me Economics Associa­ tion was established in Grey and Bruce Counties early in 1980. All graduates who wish to be affiliated with a home economics organization are encouraged to participate.

The aims are similar to those of the provincial organization. Our objectives are: to encourage co-opera tion and com­ munications among area home econo­ mists; to promote public awareness of scrvices provided by home economists; to respond to local issues affecting the

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and the highest among University of Guelph undergraduate programs.

This year, for the first time, the Application Centre has provided infor­ mation on the num ber of men and women applying to the program. We are particularly encouraged by the fact that 44 men have applied. This is indeed a change. Until this year, we have not had any significant number of men entering the program directly from high schools .

They have, instead, enrolled as transfer students with advanced standing, pre­ suma bly after discovering, during their initial university studies, that one of the majors within the B. A.sc. program met their particular interests.

Currently, 19 of the 921 students in the B.A.sc. program are men and four men were among the approximately 200 B.A.Sc. graduates at the Spring Con­ vocation. Small numbers indeed, but numbers that have been increasing slow­

ly over the years. A total of 23 men have graduated from the BA.Se. program since its inception, with the first male graduating in 1975. They have graduat­ ed in all four majors-Family Studies, Child Studies, Consumer Studies and Applied H uman N utrition.

We are committed to developing the B.A.Sc. program as one truly acces­ sible to both men and women. For thi s to happen, it is essential that it is recogni zed beyond this College as one providing equal opportunities for men and women. The encouraging increase in the number of male applicants for the Fall Semester, 1982 leads us to believe that we are having some success in this endeavour.

We look forward in the coming academic year to your continuing inter­ est, and to your visits to campus whdher on an informal basi s or to attend an alumni function. 0

well-being of family and community life, and to support and encourage fellow home economists for the benefit of our profession and community.

In addition to the original steering committee, the executive includes Donna Cooper, Flesherton; Barb DeVisscher, Walkerton; Denise (Story) Edwards, '73, Markdale, and M. Lera (McCor­ mick) Ryan , '66, Markdale. Each of the four program conveners is responsible for planning a meeting in her area once during the year. In addition, an annual meeting is held prior to the provincial annual meeting. It was felt that holding meetings in different areas would en­ courage interest and facilitate attend­ ance throughout the large geographic area. Thirty-three home economists have responded to the $5 annual membership.

It is estimated that there are 65 persons eligible for membnship.

Meeting programs have been var­ ied. Rose Murray told of writing, pro­

ducing and promoting her well-known cook books; Dorothy Mulligan, a free­ lance home economist and secondary school home economics teacher, demon­ strated and discussed microwave ovens.

Janet (Finlayson) Bassingthwaite, '66, one of our members, invited us to her fa bric store and presented " he adven­ tures of establishing one 's own busi­ ness." With a display, slide presentation and discussion, the group learned about marketing crafts. Speakers were Cathy Huntley and Gladys Kirk, owners of a spinning a nd weaving supplies outlet, and Tony Clemell, owner of Gleason Pottery and a marketing teacher.

Nutrition Week has been recog­ nized annually and a "job availa ble" service is presently being developed. A representative attends the monthly meetings of the O ntario Home Econom­ ics Association to keep the local mem­ bership aware and involved in provincial activities. 0

Focus is on rhe Family Environment

In a language development group for preschool children, Jal/e Irmie and M ike talk about the blocks he intently arranges.

By Mary Coclvera S tacy concentrates intently on stringing beads on a pole, describing what she's doing with clipped phrases. S he doesn ' t seem like the same child who, three months ago, couldn't concentrate long enough to hear a complete sentence or speak any words.

Mike and D oug, rough and tumble twins, point to cards and confidently pronounce "chair," "kite" and some two-word phrases. Three months ago they seldom verbalized and showed little interest in communication. Today, S ta­ cy, M ike and Doug are wclJ on their way to normal language development be­ cause of early intervention.

T hese preschool chi'ldren were part of a language development group pro­ gram, offered for the first time during Winter Semester 1982, developed by the C hild and Family Service and Research Unit in the Department of Family St ud­ ies.

Designed for preschool children with language delay and concurrent be­ havior or social problems, the language group is under the supe rvision of E ileen G ross , a psychoeducational consultant and instructor of the fourth-year under­ graduate practicum course for students majoring in C hild Studies. S ix preschool children and their mothers met once a week with four undergraduates from the

course who, under Professor Gross's supervision, planned and carried out the sessions.

While the children worked individu­ ally and in pairs with the undergradu­ ates, the mothers retired to an adjacent room where they could observe the tech­ niques and activities used to coax their verbally reluctant children to communi­ cate. A graduate student in Family Studies, Susan Nind met with the moth­ ers each week 1'0 discuss their concerns, help them interpret what was being done with their children and encourage them to adapt the techniques to their home environment.

The language group demonstrates one type of on-going activity in the Child and Family Service and Research Unit, which was established in 1980 to provide clinical and research facilities for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and faculty in the Department of Family Studies and throughout the U niversity. The Unit offers a wide vari­ ety of counselling services, psychoeduca­ tiona I and neuropsychological assess­ ments , and enrichment seminars and group therapy to clients of all ages.

In providing these services, the unit accommodates as many as 18 senior undergraduate and several graduate stu­ dents per semester in placements de­ sign ed to provide practical experience in working with children and families.

T hese "practica" are required as part of the academic programs in Child Studies and Family Studies.

Ps ychoeducational and neuropsy­ chological assessments bring clients to the U nit from a wide geographical area. " O ur basic premise," explains Professor Bruce R yan, projects co-ordinator of the unit, " is that the child's learning prob­ lems can best be understood in the context of environment, which means, in large part, family. We assess the child, of course, but we also meet with the family . The child's learning problems are inOuenced by the family and, in turn, ma y affect the way the family function s."

Following assessment by a clinical psychologist in the unit, an appropriate follow-through may involve tutoring or participation in a group at the unit, such

as the language development program.

In many cases, the family becomes in­ volved in counselling through t!he unit.

Counselling can make an impact on the family system which will have lasting benefits to the child. Graduate students are involved in this entire process. Un­ dergraduates, like those involved in the language group, most frequently deal with the child's continuing program.

The marriage and family counsel­ ling activity ,in the unit supports one emphasis of the Master's degree pro­ gram in Family Studies, the marriage and family therapy area which was esta blished to meet the requirements for certification by the American Associa­ tion for Marriage and Family Therapy.

This Association is the major profes­ sional body in the marital and family therapy field .

Graduates in this program are re­ quired to do these semester placements in the Child and Family Service and Research Unit. In addition, virtually all students opt for a supervised placement in a community agency. Janet Wanless, '77, who recently completed her M.Sc. degree in Family Studies, has returned to her job as a juvenile and family court counsellor in British Columbia. "In the Unit we dealt with couples, individuals and families and their real problems," she explains. "This practical approach was a great experience for me and would benefit anyone working in the human services field."

After slightly less than two years of operation, the Unit has established im­ portant programs in many areas. In the near future, it will move in the direction of establishing some on-going therapy and enrichment groups to facilitate the placement of its clients. Claude Guld­ ner, professor-in-charge of the Unit, says the groups will be designed and run by the graduate students under faculty supervision. He foresees groups for mar­ riage and family enrichment, for couples communica't ion and for specific client audiences like teenagers and single par­ ents.

He also sees the need for therapy groups designed for children with beha­ viour problems, for children of separated and divorced parents, and for couples.

"Group training is an important compo­ nent of the graduate students' experi­ ence," he says. "The Unit, with its broad base of activity, exposes students to different client groups, each with its own unique characteristics." 0

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At the Mac-FACS Alumni Seminar '82 L to r: Carol Telford-Pittman, '75, seminar chairman; Karen (Snyder) McDougall, '73; Mary (Webber) Henry, '6 5; Edith Torbay, seminar speaker; Mary (McMahon) Laing, '75, and Elaine (McCrossan) Smith, '68.

L to r: Casey (Patterson) Barfoot, '66; Anne ( West) Pennock, '58; Carol (Wat­ son) McArthur, '66; Nan cy (West) Saw­ yer, '62; Barbara (Dick) Euler, '62; Eleanore (Goy) Bricker, '66, and Lorna (Innes) Laurence, '68.

Superchef

Retired

Beverage M an agement with the School of Hotel an d Food Administration , and was partic ularly well known for a course which employed live case studies of the feasibility of foodservice ope rations.

Tony had an active a nd varied career in the hospitality industry , serv­ ing in positions ranging from chef to

general manager of hotels. Prior to join­ ing the faculty at the University, he served with the Canadian Internationa l Development Agency as hotel expert in the eastern caribbean and advisor to the Barbados Government. He will continue, on a part-lime status , with the GuC'lph faculty next year. 0

T he Mac- FACS Alumni Association has four branch es in Ontario- Burling­ ton, Guelph , London and N iagara. As an alumnus you may be interested in joining the branc h in your area. Branch presidents are: Burlington- Grace (Vir­ tue) Macdougall, '35, (416) 637-5707; Guelph- J ean (Fuller) Hume, '64, (519) 837-3895; London -- ·Mary-M ar­

garet Scott, '72, (519) 472-6404; Niaga­ ra-Marion E. "Betty" MacBeth , '32, (416) 935-0712.

Laura (Soden) Shimer, '22D, has recently moved from Peterborough to Lond on where her son Bob and his family reside. She has joined the London Branch which has had an interesti ng year. Mary Scott informed us of their activities which included a membership coffee party at the home of Betty (Con­ vay) Obokata, '69, a tour of the recently restored Middlesex County Courthouse in London, a stained glass demon st ra­

tion given by Jan e Ellis, Arts '70, at the Madhatter Stained Glass Shop, and their final get-together, a pot luck din­ ner with a g uest speaker in June. Close to 20 London area alumni attend these events .

The Guelph Branch had a very quiet year- a membership coffee party was held in September at the home of Lee (Nelson) Lane, '48 D. In April, 35 alumni attended a Caribbean Dinner, at the University , prepared and served by School of Hotel and Food Administra­ tion students. 0

In Memoriam

Nora (Sneyd) Presant, '25D, on May 2, 1982.

Barbara D. Fowler, '32D, on January 17 , 1982.

Florence (Rowland) Rowand, ' 120, da te of dea th unknown .

Dorothy (Savage) Belyea, '280, on April 6, 1982.

Lorna (A dams) Van Diepen, '34D, on December I 1, 1980.

Helen (Thomson) Riley, '20D, on April 9, 1982.

Edna (Demaray) Cox, '28D, In Novem­ ber, 1981.

Helen (Ly le) McNiven, '370 , on Decem­ ber 4. 1981. 0

P rofessor A.H . "Tony" Marston retired on April 20, 1982, after II years of service at the University. Professor Marston taught in the areas of Food and

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Write to Alumni Records. See address on page 31.

Dorothea Dimitrova '36 D Dorothy G. (M ason) Dougla s '36D Lila Fraser '36D Katherine P. (Lo wrey) Fra ser ' 36D Gwendolyn T . Gray '36D Virgini a J . Inksater '36D Marion S . (Catton) Kennedy '36D Ruth M . (Craig) McDonald '36D Mildred A. (Evans) M ye r '36D ('icely (Stuart-Bunning) Pepler '36D Avalon M.路(Galbreaith) Phoenix '36D Bella (Waugh) Stewart '3 6D Margaret E. Stewart '36D M.J. (Livingstone) Venn '36D Anna F. (Tanton) Weese '36D Georgina F. (Chapman) Whittaker '36D Helen E. (Hulet) Yule '36D Helen M. (Walford) Allen '37 D Ma rger y G. (Lines) Box '37 D June R . Brook '37D Amy I. (Ball) Burlton '3 7D Em ily B. (Baragar) Campbell '37D Alice e. (Rose) Cavers '37 D Muriel I. Cook '37 D Helen G. (McLeod) Demarc '37D Gordon (Stewart) Graham '37 D Mary M . (McKenzie) Gray '37 D Marianna H . (Mills) Greenaway '37D Aileen B. (Honey) Hill '37D Eli zabe th G. Inksa ter '37 D Lil a e. (Picken) Johns '37D Margaret E. (Smith ) Knight '37 D Irene La rocque '37D Allison S. ( Hood) Lillie '37D Dorothy E. Livingstone '37D Mary A. (Ke nn edy) Luke '37D Phyllis E. ( H a rri s) MacNab '37D Jean M. (Broadfoot) Maund '37D Elsie I. Mc intyre '37 D Belly F. (Ward) Morrison '37 D Mary B. ( Bennie) Murdock '37D Gertrude J . (Shave) N e il son '37D Eileen B. (Gourley) New '37D Susan W. (Hackney) Park '37D Eli za beth M. Reid ' 37 D Helen L. Robertso n '37 D Mary L. (Harrison) Rutt a n '37 D Lucie E. (Robertson) Schultz '37D Beryl S . Stewa rt '37D Mari on A. (Rogers) Thomson '37 D Eli zabeth G . Thorp '37D Marga ret A. (Ag ncw) Waddell '37D Eva E. (Ainslie) Armstrong '38D Mary E. (Sullivan ) Bla in '38 D Donna I. Burns '38 D Margaret A. (Lamont) Clemen s '38 D M.E. ( McM ehen) Craigie '38D Ruth G . (Jones) Dee '38D Muriel M. (Bowles) Duggan '38 D Annie S. (Patterson) Ell iott '38D Joyce M . (Wells) Fit zgera ld-Smith '38D Eli zabeth e. (Ketcheso n) Lew is '38D Alice B. Malcolm ' 38 D Doris L. McCallum '38D Patricia V. (Bcll) McClure '38D Catherine M . (Nicklc) McLean '38 D Marye. McLella n '38 D Phoebe L. (Graham) McQuaig '38 D Ruth E. N ett e lfield '38 D Kathleen (Pailesen) Shirriff '38 D Hele n G. (Mi ller) Small ma n '38 D Anita I. (Bishop) Batten '39 D Eileen M. (MacAdams) Bolt '39D M a rjorie E. Boso mworth '39D Rulh R. (Perrin) Brenn a n '39D Francoise e. (Brunet) Butler '39D Jea n O. (Mitchell) Henderson '39 D Mary A. (McCready) Johnso n '39 D Helcn F. McGarr '39D Phyllis A (Cowie) McKinnon '3 9D Muriel P. Misner '39 D Catherine I. Mitchell '39D Nin a M. (Mcinnes) Pax to n '39 D Elinore Ross' 39 D

Mar y A. (Birks) Stapley ' 39 D Marye. (McCowan) Stewart ' 39D Marion M . (Evans) T ay lor '39 D Betty J . ( Ramsey) Travers '39D Ruth A. (Kilkenny) Booth '40D Ruth E. Britton '40D Hilda L. (Mill er) Cairns '40 D Gertrude H. (Kuhl) Classey '40 D Eleanor G. (Ac heson) Cunningham '40D Eliza beth P. ( Hacking) Eastwood '40 D Leslie M. (Wolfhard) Frase r '40D Barbara M. ( Ra wlinson) Howell '40D Mary J. (MacPherson) Kelly '40D Jean A. (Robins ) Lamo nt '40 D Margaret F. (Bossence) Lynn '40D Margaret A. (Peacock) Martin '40D He len J . (Mc Niven) McBride -40 D Yvonne F. (Wilson) McPherson '40 D Phyllis L. (Oli ver) Menzel '40D Marjorie J . (Yo ung) Meyer '40D Mary D. (Timmons) Pink - 40D Audrey L. (Kinsella) Ramsay '40D Dorothy E. (Dayman) Ripley '40 D Lois G. Robinson '40D Betty M . (Garner) Rogers '40 D Dorothy L. (Ransier) Smith '40 D Ma ry B. ( Hood) Taylor '40D E li za beth O . (McCoubrey) Usati s '40D Maribelle G. (Combes) Anderson '41 D Vivian M. (Gilliland) Andrews '4 1D Hester P. ( Hac hborn) Ba ird '4 1D J.E. ( Waterhouse) Barlow '4 1D Marguerit e L. Bauer '41 D Ruth I. (MacKenzie) Bower '41 D Jean E. Bowman '41 D Ma rg a ret B. (McLellan) Brodley '41 D Olive M. (Richard son) Cousins '41 D Phyllis L. (Kinnear) Egger '41 D Joyce Fi sher '41 D Barbara L. (Wheelwright) Gibson '41 D Iva M. Grant '41D Edna M . (Daum) Jacobs '41D Audrey J . (Voakes) Kettler '41 D Dorothy R. (Jackson) Mallory '41 D Eunice J. (Kennedy) McCulloch '41 D Anna M. (MacDonell) McKenna '41 D Elizabeth A. (Dickie) Morri s '41 D Helen e. (McGuigan) Nash '4 1D Lillian J. Parsons '41 D Margaret E. (Hayes) Rieder '41 D Florine H. (Combes) Sinden '41 D

Irene E. (Spiegelberger) Snider '41 D

Helen M . (Burnham) T ay lor '4 1 D

M . K. Tynd a ll '41 D

Ma r ion E. (Chadwick) Va rd y '4 1D

Florencc M. Wilson '41 D

Charlotte E. ( Ross) Wyall '41 D

Lorraine B. Andrew '42 D

R.G. Beal '42D

Elizabeth M. (Kibler) Bechard '42 D

Lilly E. Blochin '42D

Barbara J . Brad t '42D

E.A. Bri sbin '42 D

George Buchanan '42D

Frances A. (McLarcn) Burleigh '42D

Grace I. (Luckham) Cope '42 D

E. R . Cummings '42D M .e. Donnelly '42D R .M . (Dewan) Dunn '42D

N orah J . (MacLeod) Ellis '42D

Bonnie B. (Bissett) French '42D

E llen D. (McRostie) Graham '42D

William Griffin '42 D

Dorothy Hiscocks '42 D

Peter H o lmes '42D

J .K . James '4 2D

Marjor ie J . Jones '42D

L.W. Kcmp '42 D

M a rjorie E. (McCallum) Lyle '4 2D

Ruth R. (Cald er) Mack '42D

Ruth Marsh a ll '42D

Doris e. (Horning) McConnell '42 D

A. E. McDonald '42D

Elspe th McDonald '42D

Ingrid L. (Lass) Robinson '52D St ep hanie W. (Gilmour) Sanders '52 D June I. (Macinnes) Williams '52 D Ma ry E. Woodl a nd '52D Ma rian J. (Atkinson) Brennan '53D Ann E. (Cookman) Muir '53D Trilby J. (Morgan) Shipley '53 D Dorothy E. (Wood) Cowles '54D A.J. Mc Dougal '42 0 Patricia A. (Linfoot) Hat ch '54D L.J. Mcllwraith '42 D Beverl y A . (McKnight) Holden '54D M .e. Mcintosh '42D Helen P. (McNeill) John so n '5 4D H .e. McKeluie '42D Barbara R. (Easter) Pa ss '54 D Alva McKenzie '42D Anne B. (Irving) Regan '54D Ruth M. (S teph ens) Pengelly '42 D Joa n E. (Carthy) Serjeantson '54D E. Rickcrett '42D Patricia A. (Wilgar) Da niel '55 D K.M. Rowd e n '42D Sa lly I. Duke '55D Anna M. Ru scica '42 0 Marion J . (Clark) Field ' 55D Rena M . Smith '42D El eano r A. (Shields) Woodill '55D Bett y J . ( Ea rwaker) Smith '42 D Dorothy J. (C ha rl eswo rth) Wynn ' 55 D Marjorie J. (Foyston) Soper '42D Margaret A. (C unningham) Ansell '56 D Genevieve D. ( Waugh) T ay lor '42D Mollie S. Armstrong '56D Audrey O. Thompso n '42D Melba G. (Richardson) Burn s '56 D Elizabeth A. (V ipond) Wilson '42D Hele n J . ( Van loon) Col ema n ' 56 D E. M. Young '42 D Bonnie e. Hubbs '56D Hea ther M. (La wso n) Armstrong '47D Marga re t A. ( Burns ide) Klassen '56D S hirle y V. (Stevens) Ballant y ne '47D Leticia M . Lan zas '56 D Mary E. ( Rumba ll) Blair '47 D Mil ena Lanza s '56D Phyllis M. Bowma n '47D Anita J. (Sed gwic k) McCrae '56D Barbara A . (Stewart) Chri stensen '47 D Bernice J. (Hod gins) Rickoby '56D Susan M. (Fisher) Cowan '47D Ba rbara J. (Hendry) Strange '56D Ruth G. (MacKlem) Duffie '47D Catherine J . (Steele) Tern a n '56 D M a ry B. (Conwa y) Du xbur y '47D Joan A. (Edmiso n) Trzop '56 D Margaret (McCarte r) Gardner '47D Oriole A . (Vane) Veldhuis '56 D Virginia e. (Park) H ay '4 7 D Mariel J. (Barnet) Whitley '56D A udrey G. Hill '47D Daphn e E. (Ballard) Ing ram ' 57D Kathleen W . (Deacon) Hofm eye r '47D Sh a ro n J. (Allen) Krysia k '57 D Edith M. ( Houck ) Laird '47D Linda J. (Hess) Mc Do na ld '57 D Norma e. (MacDonald) Livingston '4 7 D Mary-Jane A. ( Wals h) Mac N amara '47D Ma ril yn J. (Cooper) Wels h ' 57D M a ry A. ( Armstrong) Baxter ' 58D Elizabeth L. (Morrison) Paye '47 D Mary I. (Scott) Chan '58D Shirley A. (Clarke) R aymo nt '47D Geraldine J . (Thompson) Cl ement s '58 D Ma rga ret A. (Nicol) Ross '4 7 D Lesley A. (Dingle) Currah '5 8D Ruth ( Lloyd) Scharff '47D Elizabeth A. (Whitehouse) Dobie '58D Cynthia M . Street '47D Aletha A. (Graham) Johnso n '58D M ax ine (Dennison) Vesse y '47D Edith A. Minogue '58 D J .R. (Braden ) Woods '47 D Gail H . (Langman) Peacoc k '58 0 J oa n B. Bank s '48D Alice A (Mc Kay) Schroder '58D Mildred A . Ba rrett '48 D Sally E. (Ga rdom ) Tu ske n '58D Doreen M. ( M a rtin) Berge r '48D Norma J. (C rockford) Baker '59D Helen P. (Clifford) Beswi ck '48 D Da rbra E. Brads haw '59 D

Evel yn H . Brown '48D H ea ther J. (G o rd o n) Cox '59 D

Mary K. (Burkhart) Cook '48 D B. (Ritzel) Dunn '59 D

Jill Isabel L. Cressman '48D Mary L. (Cameron) Erdel yi '59 D

Mary K. Kerr '48 D Donn a M . ( Bilyea) Faulkn er '59 D

Dorothy F. (East on) Macrae '48D Ann e ( Ho lto n) Laing '59D

M a rye. McNam a ra '48 D Johanne T. (Ingram) Lewis '59D

Ela ine J . Pitt '48D Betty a nne E. ( Bates) M ac Donald '59D

Isa bel J . Be lyea '49 D Beve rl ey F. (Freeman) Robinson '59D

Joan E. (Bauer) Brennan '49D Lorna G. (Benn ett) S nelgrove '59D

Mary H . (Langley) Campbell '49D Valerie M. Bailey '60D

Shirleye. Coleman '49 D Muriel A. (Taylor) Collom bin '60D

Dorothy J . (Crowe) Graham '49D Patricia (Neal) Currie '60D

Louise M . Keen '49D Ellen E. (MacDonald) Hall ' 60 D

Nina B. (Westcott) Lang '49D Dorothy I. (A lton) Harris '60D

Shi rley A . (Hamilton) McKee '49D Elizabeth A. Innes '60D

Barbara L. (Pollock) Rogers '49D Hea th er B. (Luckman) La badie '60D

Alice Ruscica '49D Cynthia S. (MacDon a ld) La mers '60D

Margaret L. (Carberry) Smythe '49D Joa n (Piper) Roberts '60 D

Barbara (Tho rnt on) Comer '50 0 Georgene E. Servent '60 D

Marilyn A. (Sturdy) Elliott '50 D J ean P. (Stevenson) Singleton '60D

Jea n L. (Adair) Hilbert Jr ' 50D Elizabeth A ( H a llm an ) Thoma s '60 D

Joan A . (Ritten House) Hinch y '50D Muriel A. (Emmons) VanVugt '60D

Bett y D. (Gowland) Chidl ey '5 1D J ose phine e. (Th ompson) Wilson '60D

Maril yn L. (Ferguson) d e Bois '5 I D Jud y M . (Elder) W ilson '60D

Sylvia S. (Pirie) Edga r '5 I D Sharon (Ca rd) Belanger '6 10

M a rg a ret E. (Newma n) Filgiano '5 I D Sharo n J . Frise '61 D

Shi rley D. (Snedd en) Harr y '5 I D Ba rbara J. (Beatty) He witt '51 D Susan R . (Liver more) Glasman '61 D

Lind a S. ( Rice) Jellett '61 D

A.R. (Davidson) Hopkins '5 I D

Kri stin e Lepik '61 D

M arjorie E. (Ca rroll) Hunt er '5 I D

Franci s E. (Hendrie) Kroh a '51 D

Sally J. Rieder '6 1D

Ba rba ra J. Shield s '6 1D

Kathyrn K. (Kirkland) Ma rsha ll '5 I D

Judith A. (Marsha ll) Silver '6 1D

Nancy E. Mc Milla n '5 1D

M .J . (Ferioli) Talmage '61 D

Judith E. (Wright) Morri s '5 I D

Judith M . ( Ho re) Wessman '61 D

M a rga ret L. (Naden ) Moulton '5 I D

E.L. (Robertson) Duga '62D Jcan e. ( Bennett) Ni chol '5 I D

Sandra (limantas) Grant '62D Selby M . (Boyd) Smith '51 D

Jean B. (Thompson) McDonald '62D Ja ne Q. ( Bell) Armstrong '52D

Jane E. (McGillvray) Bedard '63D Marilyn L. (Hines ) Brown '52D

Marga ret L. (Patterso n) Gowans '63D Joanne e. (Wolfe) C leland '52D

Mary J . MacDonald '6 3D Margaret (Elder) Gudney '52D

Dianne ( Hawle y) McGeachie '63 D Phoebe K . (Whicher) Ha ll '52D

Carol S. (Gibbins) Millar '63D Dolores A. (Lindgren) Kin g '52 D

Ga le (McBri en) Mitchell '63D Barba ra J . ( Benson) Loma s '52D

L. Nyaka ana '63 D Marga ret ( H illmer) Luke '52 D

Theda M. Spencer '63 D Islay E. McClure '52D

Judith E.(Schenk) W eech '63D D Mary L. (Colville) Pope '52D

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Alumnus

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1982

Maryon (Bell) Brechin Mac '38D A member of the Consumers' Associ a tion of Ca nada (CAC) for more th an 25 years, and president of tha t orga ni zat ion from 197 1 to 1974, Ma ryon Brechin was, during her ten ure, instrumenta l in ra isi ng the status of th e CAC to one of majo r in nuence in public policy form a tion.

As president a nd past president of th at group, she has served with many agencies and boards and commi ttees of the feder a l governm ent.

Her involvement in consumerism has gone far beyond the boundries of the CAC a nd includes activities with the Canad ian Institute of Public Affairs, the Int erna tiona l OrgaJ1i za tion of Consumer Union s, the Canadian Consumer Counci l, th e Conservation Counci l of Ontario a nd many other organiza tions.

In 1975, Maryon was named a Member of the Order of Canada for outstandi ng ac hievement in th e area of consumer affairs . 0

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