Guelph Alumnus Magazine, Summer 1986

HOMECOMING '86 PROGRAM

"The Loon and the Fish" by Kananginak

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World renowned Eskimo artist, Kananginak of Cape Dorset, Northwest Territories is one of seven famous Canadian artists whose work is now available in a special edition. His latest work is shown here.

An exclusive arrangement between the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative and the Mintmark Press enables you for the first time to have the work of a famous Eskimo artist at a popular price.

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These works are not available in any Other form.

The Mintmark Edition is the only edition. Each print comes to you with Mintmark Press's guarantee: if not completely delighted with your acquisition, your money will be cheerfully refunded.

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Putting together my first Guelph Alumnus has cerrainly been a ehallenge. Il\' the lime most of you ren:ivc this issue, [ will have heen on the job a~ thl: new Alumnus editor a seant fOLlr months. During this time, I have heen busy finding mr wa\' around eampus, meeting new people, learning new t~ks and trying to meet deadlines.

I.et me imroduce myself My name is Joanne Wallcrs.

My hometo\vn is Goderich. Ontari o (a special hello ((J Guelph alumni living in (;()c1erich) I han.' a journalism degree from Rycr, on POI}1Cchnical In~tilule in Toronto and until this point my work background has been in community ncw:-.papers.

Getting to know the Llni\' Tsity of Gudph eommunity has been a pleasure. Ever\'one fro m Cyndy, my Gll11pUS LOur guide, to Marjoric j\ llillar, Director of Alumni AlTairs and Development, has been friendly and ,, 'clcoming. I am already convinced that friendliness is one of the many positive trademarks of this ( 'niversity Tht, atl1losphere has been exciting and festive too.

Alumni Weekend and Princess Anne's visit to lhe ( 'niver­ sit}' were hath on my agenda and you can tlnd coverage of these e\'ents on rhe inside page~ .

I hope YOll will find this issue oflhe Alumnu . interesting and informative. I know I learned a lot by editing it - all abou t Alumni House, the upcoming -apital campaign, the President's visits, the Presidem's Council and the Alumnj ­ in-Action program. It has abo been most inspiring to read ahoutlhe important research thal goes on at the l niversiry, about the impressive accomplishments of prokssors and other ~tatl, and about the varied slIccessful careers of alumni .

As your new editor, I ~U11 encouraging and welcoming anv suggestions. story ideas or eomments you might have regarding the Alumnus. Remember, it is your magazine and with your help, ;\,e can make it better and better.

On the Cover Sheldon Jafine, avc '83, added a touch of magic to Monte Carlo . ight, a new event at Alumni Weekend. Sheldon, a veterinarian at Secord Animal Hospital in Toronto and a member of [he International Brmherhood of Canadian Magicians, has been performing in public for len years under the stage name " Dr. Magic." He was photographed for the cover of the Guelph AJumnu by)ohn Majorossy of Illustration Services.

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ALUMNI HOUSE TAKING SHAPE Aumni HOllse is taking shape' By the end of the year, Guelph alumni will h~lve thcir very own place lO call home on campus.

The shaping of a modern -day facil ­ ity for alumni, incorporating an his­ toric arriage house, has been an exciting project. Built circa L8-'9, the carriage hou~e is one of tht.' oldest buildings on campus, Originally the house for tht.' President's carriage , the building was moved in the late 1920s to its present location on a hilltop on Arboretum Road ncar the East Residence complex. Two wing~ , one at each end, were added and, until the L960s, it housed the l 'ni,'er­ ,ity's sheep flock, and was known as the Sheep Barn, [n 1981 , the OAC Alumni Associa­ tion proposed that the barn be reno­ vated to provide a meeting place for alumni. By ) 984 , the centre section of the fi rst floor and the roof had been renovated through the Alma Mater Fund (AMF), and the building has heen designated as "a building of his­ toric and architectural intt.'re t" by the City of Guelph, ow, with a new 6,000 square foot addition, the former carriage house cum sheep barn will accommodate

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the Cni\'er~ity of Guelph Alumn i As '0­ ciation (UGAA) , its affiliate 'olJege aLumni associations, and the Depart­ ment of Alumni Affairs and Dl'\'e!op ­ ment, hence its ne\\' name - Alumn i I louse.

TIle umni House building com­ mittee has met fn:queml)' since last Febntary, official floor plans are now available and the final work on the building is underway. Bu ilding com­ mittee members are: Nancy Brown­ Andison, OAC '79; Allan Blanthorn, department head, Planning ( commit­ tec secretary); Jean (fuller) Hume, Mac ' 6~; Larry Argue, OAC ''58; Dr. Arthur Fergu on, OAC ';)8 and OVC ',0; Profe~sor Ron Stoltz, School of Landscape Architecture; AI Brown, director, PhYSical Resources (com ­ mittee chairman); and from the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development, Rosemary Clark, Mac ',9, director, alumni affairs; Marjorie Millar, director (also on building comm illec) and Don Livingston, as­ sistant direclor, annual giving, TIle floor plans reveal that a multi ­ purpose reception lounge, extending through the huilding and tying the new addition to the historic st ruc­ ture, will be the dominating feature

on the main floor. This reception lounge wil l facilitate .';ocial functions for the alumni. iV1eeting rooms and a kitchen fill the rt.'maining portion of the addition on thi~ floor and there will aho be offices for eight staff members plus the phone mail program.

While the main Hoor will maintain a comfortable and rela.xed atmosphere, creating a home for alumni to usc any time, the second floor will be bus­ tling, With records, research, com­ munications, campaign and alumni program offices all located here, it will be the nerve centre of Alumn i House - the place where the work gets done. Two alumni offjce~ and a future alumni lounge will al 0 be located on the second floor.

A landscaping plan, which will pro­ vide an aesthetic setting for this important bUilding, has heen submit ­ ted by Protbsor Ron Stoltz, and a special parking area is planned for alamni ,·isitor.·.

More Than A Building Alumni House will be more than just a building, As a permanent home for alumn i, it will be a significant uni­

fying force to promote umkrstand­ ing, while allowing cach College Alumni Association to retain its oper· ating independence and distinctive character. With permanent displays for each association and socia l ~pace for all, the benefits will be considera­ ble. In the long term, the opportunity for interaction among (he a socia· tions will be greatly enhanced.

Alumni House will also enable all Department of Alumni Affairs and Development staff to be together in one location,great.lycnhancing commlmi· cation , work flow and ultimately pro­ ductivity 'The department is currently housed in crowded space inJohnston Ha lI with offices also in (he McL1ughlin Library and (he Unin.'r­ sity Centre.

The successfu l completion of the Alumni House project will assist the University of Guelph in creating appro­ p riate space and recognition for alumn i. Guelph will be among the few Canadian universities with its own al umni building on campus.

Seeking Support The UGAA is seeking support for Alumni House, both financial and

mora l, from all College Alumni Asso­ ciations, all alumni , tile University admin istration and friends of the Un i \'er~ity Renovations to the car­ riage bouse, plus expansion , will cost S800.000 with the University provid­ ing -300,000 and alumni providing S500,()00. Of the latter amOlll1l, the A.\1F Advisory Council has approved an allocation tor 5:'00,000 w ith the remain ing S200,000 to be raised through contributions from t he alumni associations, specia l activities and class projects.

Alumni Association paymems are no\\' 'oming in and special activit ies like a Night at the Races, Monte Ctrlo _ ight and the OAC Alumni Associa­ tion tie sales have also generated reVl.'nue. Following is a "shopping list" from which individual classes mav wish to choose projects ( please note, prices arc estim;:ttes only) : board room ( 400 square feet) - 540,000; .~O chairs at 5200 eaeh - 56,000; t\vo alumni association offices at : 10,000 each - S20,000; two meeting rooms at 100 per square foot , 1')0 square feet - S I ') .000 and l70 squ;tre feet - S 17,000; lounge furniture: th ree­ scat sofa - 5700, ehairs - . 250. tables - -200; reception desk ­ SOO: kitchen: refrigeraror - 5900,

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Other item~ which classes mar choo T in dutll.' p lamers, docks. a donor rccognition board , landscap­ ing, paving, exterior lighting, patio stones, gas barbecue, outside sign and crested brass doorknobs.

If YOll are interested in any of the above or ncc:d further uetails, cOnlact Ross Parry, CSS 'HO, president of the UGAA, Rosemary Clark, or any other member of the building committee for assistance.

Donors will he recognized in the reception lounge of Alumn i Iiolise and will receive special invitatiol1!"110 participate in an open house. Donors' name:;, will also appear in a future wrap-up story in the Guelph Alumnus.

Alumni I louse: . which will requ ire support and enthus i as m from e\"Cryone , will add to lhe unity and strength of the UGAA, and ultimately rhe l rnive rsity itself. It is, without a doubt, one of the most important alumni projects to come along in , ome lime .

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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

TO LAUNCH

MAJOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

l l e Cni\'ersity of Guelph will "go puhlic" with a major capital campaign this fall. A high-profile campaign advisory counCil, chaired by Edmund C Bovey. is c.:nlisting a team of distin­ guished H)lunteers to approach cor­ poration~ , foundations and indiyiduals to bui Id a base of private support for the University. The funds raised in the campaign will support huildings. scholarships, academic enrichment, research and innovation.

During the pa.st year and a half. the University has prepared a thoughtful and far-reaching srudy, TOll m'ds 2()()O:

Challellges and Respollses - Aims of (he Ullil !ersi~) ' of Guelph, which sets the £one for development on:' f the next two decades. Thisstudy identifies institutional goals and makes re­ commendations on how to achieve them. The capital campaign moves toward achieving these goals.

The l niversit)' of Guelph has the pOtential to continue (() make enor­ mous contributions in education, research and service to Ontar io , Canada and beyond. across a range of disciplines from physics to geronto ­ logy. Achie\'ing this putential will require funding above the basic pro­ \'incial funding levels, which have eroded over the last deCade Only with ~ignilkant private support can the University build needed facilities, restore dete~iorating buildings. offer scholarships to outstanding student , encourage innovation in teacbing and research. and enrich the academic envi rooment.

111e campaign identifies se\'eral major areas of need. including five major building projects. funds arc being sought for the following :

Environmental Biology/Horticul­ ture Building; Family and Con­

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sumer Studies Addition; Ontario Veterinary College Learning Centre; Library Addition; Athletics Facilities; Research and Innova­ tion; Scholarships; and Academic Enrichment.

The ad,'ance solicitation portion of the campaign is well underway. with more than eight million dollars in cash and pledges already in. These gifts include 2,3 million in support for the Guelph Centre for Equine Research, S2 . '5 million pledged by rhe students for new athletic facil ities, and more than 52 mil lion for four endowt:d research chair~.

Alan R. Marchment, Presitlent

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John A . Morrison, President,

Continenta l Can Canada Inc. ,

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Ian W . Murray. President,

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Kenneth G. Murray, Corporate

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Helen R. udbury,

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William E. TosseU.

Department of Crop Science,

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Edmund C. 130vey, Director, Hollinger Inc. Toronto

William P. Wilder, Chairman,

The Consumers' Ga5 Company Ltd"

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1110r E. Eaton, Vice President, Ibe T Eaton Company Limited , Toronto

Burton C. Marrhcws. President.

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Campaign AdviSOry Council

Cecil II. FrtUl.IJin, Chairman and C.E,O ..

Algonquin Mercantile Corporation, Toronto \X'illiam C. Hamilton, ALtorney.

Kearns. McKinnon, Guelph R. Walter H,mbidge, Director,

BP Canada Inc..

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William 11 Ilarris. Director, The Mercantile and General Reinsurance Group Toronto James D. Hunter, President, Canada Packers. Inc ., Toronto

Marjorie E. Millar, Director.

Alumn i Affairs and Development. niyersity of Guelph

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During the next year, all Gudph alumni living in orth America will be contacted by phone and invited to participate in this precedent­ setting capital campaign. The phon­ athon will be launched in S<:ptember with enthusiastic student callers.

Take a moment to consider their request and hear about the niver­ slty today. Guelph's furure depends on it.

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Presidtm's Council has been or­ ganized as a donor club recognizing leadership gifts to the University.

Membership in the Council is offered to an ~rone who gives S1,000 or more to the University in a single year. Life membership is available for a single gift of 25,000 o r for an irrevocable assignmem of a S35.000 life insu­ rance policy.

TIle 124 members of President's Council gave the niversity a total of 5775.100 in the 85/ 86 fiscal year and requested that their gifts be used for sllch diverse projects as library acqui­ Sitions, scholarships and rescarch .

-early S400,000 of (he 85/ 86 gifts were earmarked for the Guelph Cen­ trc for Equine Researdl . The Centre. which is no,,,. being built near the OVC large animal clinic, is " partner­ ship of the equine industry. lhe Government of Ontario and the Lni­ versity of Guelph . Funds [0 build the ultra-modern research centre were comribuled by individuals through­ out the equine industry A decision by the Omario Raci ng Commission ro allocate more [han S1 million over tht: next five years to [he Centre put lhe S23 million capital campaign over the top in early 1986.

PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL

RECOGNIZES

LEADERSHIP GIFTS

TO THE UNIVERSITY

President Burt Matthews with certi­ ficate of membership ill President's Council gil'en to all InemIJers.

u ed lO meet the highest priority needs of the University_ In irs in augural year. the Presi ­ dent's Council has been an enormous success. TIlis Ievcl of support sets a high standard for next year. As the l lnivcrsity builds a hroaJening bas of private support. President'S Coun ­ cil can look fOr\yard to conrinued success in the future .

Agab banquet a[ Creelman I tall on Apri I 24 was lhe tlrst annual Presi ­ dent's Council dinner. Ml:mber~ will be invited to the University sl'\'eral

Scholarship funds increased nearly IOO,OOO last ycar thanks to the generosity of President'~ Council membcrs. Other areas that benettteu from their contributions were OAC projects, ubraryacquisilions. research. the OvC teaching building, art acqui ­ sitions and FACS projecls. SaInI: donors reque!lted rhat their gifts he

William Brock. OAC '58. Toronto.

Dr. Dennis G. Howell, and Dr. Frederick and Mable Hung. all Of Guelph, enjoy themselves at the President's Council dinner.

times during lhe yeaf 10 meet the President ami keep in touch \yirh the developments and ac<:ompli.,hments of the ('niv rsity. TIle President will host a formal dinner each vcar to rcc­ ognize members of the Council.

At this year's dinnef, President Burt Matthews. OAC '47, spoke about the success of the President's Council and William Brock, OAC '''8, of Toronlo. delivered a few \"ords from the President's Council Executive.

'Ole executin: serves as auvisers to the Presidetll on membership. com­ munications and activitic - of th~ Council. and suggest new members.

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ALUMNI WEEKEND '86

Clockll'ise: SpOt·ts enthusiasts participated in a slow pileb tournament; potential G'lIelpb at/lllll/a Oistin Chambers enjoyed the bal/oollS distributed dlll7'ng the weekelld; Daryl Va n derh II rgh, CBS '83.

M.Sc. '86, played courtjesterr/llling Monte Carlo Night; and a sod-til rn il/g ceremOIlY to mmk tlJestarl ofconstmetion at Alumni House took place Leith participants Daue Bam'e, (JAC Alumlli Association past president; Burl Matthews, University president; Ross Pany, U(,AA president; Bonnie Kerslake.

Mac-FACS Alumni Association president; Clnd Margo Shoemaker, UG'AA vice-president.

Beautiful wt:ather smiled on the University of Guelph campus when morc then 1300 gradumes gathered for Alumni Weekend 'S6Julle 20-23.

Alumni came from across Canada, the United tates, England and Australia to share memories with their class­ mates and expt:rienee the vibrant campus of the mid-eighties. Mr. Art Musgrave, OAC '20, represented the earliest graduating class.

The weekend kjcked off Friday evening when Creelman Hall became a gambling casino for Monte Carlo Night, a new eveO( that proved so popular it may be held annually. A

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magician, court jester and disc jockey brought their special taknt~ to rhe event and local merchants donated oyer SO prizes for an auction sale dur­ ing the evening The major auclion item was a student's computer desk from eutron Computer Inc. , Guelph. A trip for two to Las Vegas was won by Pat Mighton, OAC '64, of New Dundee. Proceeds from MomC' Carlo Tight wi ll go toward Alumni House.

On Saturday, nature lovers went to Elora Gorge Conservation Area for a guided nature walk while sports enthu­ siasts watched or participated in a

co-cd ~Iow pitch LOurnamt:nt organ ­ ized by the Athletic Department at the south ball Jiamonds. The Engi ­ net:rs '82 team won the tournament while the Gloworms, a team com­ prised of OAC graduates from variOllS years, were nmncrs-up.

At the l 'niverity of Guelph Alumni Associ,ltion Annual General leering, Dr. Reginald G. Thomson. ove 'S9, received the 1986 Alunmus of Honour citation from UGAA ...iec-prt:sident Art Peppin, OAC '..j I. TIle 1986 Alum­ ni Medal of Achievement recipient, Janet Wanless, FACS '77, M.Sc. '82, was unable to attend and will receive her

Clockll'ise: sculptor Cyntbia Short discllssed her ll'ork ll'itlJ Presidellt lHatthell's; participating in the Gryphon Club gOI/ tOllrnament was the foursome 0/ Kellin Com/orth. Adam Bmu'll (de/ending champ f rom last year who lost by one stroke to jason Roberts this year), Don Broll'lI alld Kim Miles, pre~'idenl of the Gryphon Club; Dr. Reginald G. Thomson, avc '59 receil'ed the 1980AllllnnllS ojHollor dtation; and alumni enjoyed fine tl'eather for some olltdoor meals dliling the weekend.

medal at a future date.

Other alumni receiving awards during the weekend included Dr. N. Louis ( Lew McBride, OVC '38, the 1986 OVC Distinguished Alumnus; Dr. Terry J. Gillespie, OAC, Ph.D. '68, DistinguL hed Teacher; Dr. Gc:orgc W. Thurtdl, OAC ',7, Distinguished Researcher; and Dr. Herm Tiessen, QAC 'S I, Distinguished Extension Worker.

Following the UGAA meeting, a sod turni ng ceremony marked the start of COl1struction at Alumni Ilou:-.e.

An auction sa le of OAC china and

other memorabilia then took place with Ontario Minister of Agri ulture Jack Ridde ll, OAC '57, as auctioneer.

Proceeds from this sale will be don­ ated to Alunmi House.

Art lovers had much to appreciate at Alumni Weekend. A hronze sculp­ ture of a horse and standing tlgure was un\'eiled in Donald Forster Sculp­ ture Park at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Saturday afternoon by sculptor Cynthia Short and University President Burt Matthews. The Depart­ ment of Fine Art held a student print sale at Zavitz Hall Friday evening and Saturday.

The highlight of the weekend for those who graduated SO years or more ago was the Golden Anniversary Banquet held at Creelman Hall.

ApproXimately 370 people attended.

Alumni Weekend '86 ended Sun­ day afternoon with a Major Gift Club members' reception at Creelman Hall.

President Matthews was on hand to greet guests.

Plans arc um.krway fo r Alumni Weekend '87. Why not start making some plans of your own now to attend?

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PRESIDENT MEETS ALUMNI

COAST TO COAST

President BIl7'( Mal/hews (lnd Director o/Alumni Affairs alld Del'e/o/J//1eJlt Marjorie ,Hilla,. chat with Ross Chapman, OAC '10, in Ottawa.

President Burt Matthews speaks to Alumni in Edmontof/.

UnivcrsitYOfGUe\ph President Rurt Matthews, O. C '17, has made it his goal to mect and renew acquaintan­ ces with as manv of his fellow alumni as possible. Visits across Canada as well as to rwo cities in thc lTnited State' this year have been a means to achieving thi goal.

The President's Visits have gin::n more than '500 alumni an opportun­ ity to interact in small groups with Dr. Matthew~ while he, in turn , has been able to share with them the University's exciting plans for the future and conH~}' some offhe enthu­ siasm and optimism on campus lOthy.

He st resscd, during his visits, that tb·~ niversiry's future has never be... 11 brighter and the need for ontinuing close ties with alumni has never been

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Starting in rlorida March .:; and \\ inding up in Toronto .July 2,*, the President's Visits were we ll rece i \'(~ d in Chicago, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal , Halifax, and Vancouver. ~1rs . Adele (Blain) Smart, Mac '20, who met the prcsident at the Centrc Club in Edmonton, represented one of the earl iest classes to participate.

Along with Dr. Matthews, other University personnel taking part in the President's Vi:.its in yariout. loca­ tion~ were Marjorie Millar, Director or Alumni Affairs and DeveiopmeO(; Rosemary Clark, Director of Alumni Affairs; Cheryl Hemstreet, Admissiom Counsellor, Registrar's Office; David

Copp , Director of Athktic:. anu John Black, Librarian. avc Dean Ole Nielsen gave a talk and a sliue presen ­ tation , on behalf or the Pre:.ident in Chicago, highlighting research activi­ ties at the Cniversity.

Chairm en for the President's Visit:. were: Florkla - Harry Pettit, OAC ',)2 ; hicago - Or. Grant Misener, OAC '3<;, OVC ':\8; Calgary - Bill Mains, OAC (Eng.) '7') : Edmonton Dr. Tane)' Kerr, Mac '63; Winnipeg -Don Taylor, OAC '64; Ottawa ­ Gary Koestler. OAC '75; Montreal ­ Gerry Ludwig, Ans '68: lIalifax ­ George Creelman, OAC ' 61; Vancouver - Robert Q. Phillips, OAC '47: and Toronto - Dorothy James, Mac '34 . A iagara region event will take place in the falL

PRINCESS ANNE

TURNS SOD FOR

EQUINE RESEARCH CENTRE

Prinn:ss Anne hrought l110re than a' royal presence LO the ~od - turning ceremony for the Guelph Centn: for Equine Rescarch .June 2:;. Shc also brought a lifdong lovc of hoI' cs that was shared hy many others in .mcnd­ an e.

'111e 10,000 square foot Centre, whIch will be located on four acres of land on campus ncar the Ontario Veterinary College, will he rhe HI'SI of its kind in Canada and onc ofthc most auvann:d centres of its kind in the world . Scientisb at the Centre will COl1l.lucl research in equine health, breeding and management designed to aIlc\'iatc :lI1d prevent the major problt:ms affecting horses in Ontario and acros!) the country.

Dr. Russ Willoughby, who h;L'i bl'cn named the Centre's tlrsl dirn:tor, says lhl facility will open in the fall of 19H7. It will include paddocks, oft1­ res, rcsearch laboratories, meeting rooms and 20 horse stalls.

The Ontario Racing Conul1is~ion has donated 1 million toward the 2.5 million cost of the first phase of the project through a special levy on bets made at Ontario race tracks. The rest of the money has been raised through private donations from var­ ious ~eclOrs of the equine industry.

The L·niver. ity itself is providing the

At left, Princess Anile is escorted to Ibe sod-fllmillg site hy Or. RIISS Willougbby and OVC /)('(/1/ ()fe Nielsen; abull£, sbe is Irresellled II 'illJ a lJOllqllel by LisajacRsol1; til rigbl Dr. Bnlce HUl1ler i ntroduces bel' 10 Gordon tbe Bam Ou'l ({I tbe Wild Bird Clinic,

land, expertise, and standard~ for the Centre.

With the assistance 01 the Onrarin and Canadian governments, the Uni­ versity is also building a new Llrge Animal Clinic at OVc. TI1is clinic provides services for the diagnosis, treatment and control of disorder in horses. In cOnlr;\st, the Centre wi ll concentrate: on research and infor­ mation services. Combined, the t\\'o units will provide strong and com­ prehensive support for the equine industry.

Prince..s Anne's ~tol at (;uelph on a week-long Canadian tour reflected her strong equine interest. She arrived downtov·...n at St. George 's Square where she was greeted hy Mayor John Counsdl and Wellington County Wardt:n Milton Bridgl:'. After brief speeches. the :;o-year-oJd princess

walked around the square to meet the puhlil' bdore departing for the lJnivLTsity.

'11K royal parry W;L~ greeted at the site of the Guelph Centre for Equine Research hy President BUrl M:1tthews and Chancellor William Stewart. A bouqu 'r of !lowers wa'i presented to the princess by Lisa Jackson, a se\'cn­ ycar-old cerebral palsy victim who rides with the local Sunrisc Eques­ trian and Recre:1tion Centre for the

Princess Anne's stop at Guelph on a week-long Canadian tour reflected her strong equine interest, Disahlnl. Anne is patron offhc Cana­ dian Therapeutic Riding Association and Britain's Riding for the Disabled Ass()(:iat ion.

Aftcr the Guelph sod-turning, the princess toured OVC's eqlline and wild biId faciuties with Or. Willoughby and OVC Dean Ole Niclst:n. Horst: urgery cquipmem and several native species of injured wild birds under­ going treatment were shown to her.

The campus visit ended with a ch~c luncheon in Creelman Hall.

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HOMECOMING WHAT'S IN A NAME?

that the name be adopted by all ofthc l 'nivcrsity's teams . After a year's ddib'ration, the Council adopted the gl}"pi1on <i!'; Guelph's team ~·Y11lbol.

Bill Mitchel. OAC '38, then the Oirector of Athletics, submitted the design of the symbol after seeing the catalogue of an English manufacturer of scientiJic equipment which lIsed a stylized illustration ufa gryphon as its trademark . 1Ie altered the dcsign in a small way and wrote the manufactur­ ers for permission to use the ~ymbo l.

They agreed and the Council adopted this "cr, ion. One of the first appear· anees o f the symbol was in 1968, when a [cam of painters, headed by Gord Molnar, OAC '70, executed a masterly rendition of the gryphon on the roof of the fiddhouse at the south end of the football field n1at build· ing has long since been demolished, hut the C;l)'Phon logo "stands proud" on the west side of Alumni Stadium .

BY BETH N RTON

The popular Guelph Gryphons were not always known as the Gl)l1ho ns.

When the OAC was fir t established, the athletic teams were known simply as the OAC Aggies. Th is name was used until approXimately 1947 Around this time, the H'tninal)' sllIdents became more involved with the OAC Aggies, so they became knO\li11 as the OAVC Rnlmen, named for their red uniforms.

In approximately 1967 Guelph adoptnl tilt: GI}l)hon title that we know today. A gryphon is a mythical neature, kn()~11 in ancient times as the guard ian of treasures, especially gold . It has the hody of a lion , the head and wings of an eagk amI a tail often represented a~ a serpent.

Fred Gilbert, M.Sc. '66, PhD. '68, inspired tht:: name of this frightful symbol, when during the summer of 1966 he suggested that a softhall team playing under the l'nin:rsity banner be called the "GI}p/1ons."

Fred , who was then working on a master's degree in Zoology, wa!'; a -hainnan of the \thleric Advisory Counci l for the campus He sllggesteu

BUILDERS

1986 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Murray Atkinson - OAC '60, fo()t­

Ted Wildman - OA , '22, (deceao;ed), Football - championship football player) 919-1920; Wrestling Champion 1922

Nick Sehori - OAC '68, Wrestling 196')-68 - OUAA Cha mpion , Commonwealth G,um:s - Pan -Ameri­ can Game.~ Medalist.

Dave Laue - Arts '76, Football ­ 1974 All Canadian, 197.3 Omario Un ivef'it)' Athletic Association All· Star Lcading Rusher.

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ball / Basketba ll - two time Athlete o f the Year, 1959·(,0 - QB uo­ defeatcd . Football team to the first Atlantic Bowl.

joy Stratten - HK 70, S\vi mming - Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic oion Champion. Sct four tLam re­ cords in 1966-67 and three more in 1968-69. Won two Women's Imer, coUcgiatL Athletic Un ion champion­ ship events in 1966-67 Set WiAU record for 200 yard frees(\'k in 1968-69.

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ALUMNI OFFER

"HELPING HANDS"

IN THE ARCHIVES

BY

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Y AYER, ARTS '84

tlli 1111 )li-ill -Aclion t '() llIlIlee/~",)illll1ak~r,

OAC ']8 and Norellce Partridge, ,\1ac '] 6, ll'OI'k in Ibe lihmry al'clJil'es,

There is activity in McLaughlin Library the. e days that ha~ nothing to do with student course requirements.

The dust)' archives are being disturbed by a new breed - A1umni-in-Action , It all began last Tovember when a group of alumni gathered in the lobby of the library to talk abollt volunteer action in the library archives, Nancy Sadek, librarian for the Archival and Special Collections, gave a brief LOur of the archives and the Donald Forster Room and discllssed the \'arious task~ that could be undertaken by alumni voluntcers.

Dr. Art Ferguson, OAC '5H, ove 'SO, \\'ho had arranged the meeting, became co-ordinator for the group and is " Oil call" whene\-er other mcm­ her.. are unahle to ancnd .

TIle work began in late November with five alumni volunteers, each working two to three hours :t week.

Aftcr Christmas, the number increased to the present nine.

Including Dr. Ferguson, the others are Reverend I [arold Steed, OAC '43; Professor W.e. "Scotty" Allan , OAC '.H , M.S.A. " 3; J.L. "Jim" Baker, OAC

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'28; Professor H.L. " Hank" Orr, OAC '43; R.H . "Dick" Ellis, OAC ',i6 , .\1.Sc '66; J.B. "Jack" Nelson, OAC ' 24; Florence Partridge, Mac' 26; and A.D. "Archie" TI1omas, OAC '3':".

The Archival and Special Collec­ tions, established in 1980, consists of the L1ni,·ersity (and related colleges) historical collections, agricultuftll history, carly landscape architecluraJ dra\\ings, Regional and Scouishsrudies collections, Theatre Archives, anti more recenlly, the tliaric'i of Lucy Maude Montgomery.

The \vork is varied. Paper files mu -r be cleaned of any dust or mold.

Gentle care must be taken in the cleaning process, using soft brushes and erasers. Mewl objects must he remowd. Folded papers must bc un ­ folded and flatlened . Al l items must be tagged. sorted. and put into chrono­ logical order. Fragile copies must be pholOcopied and the original opy is then encapsulated in a 'id -free tis ue.

11le works arc housed in acid-free tile folders, key coded according to library standard~. With certain book. . sllch as the ~Iontgomery diaries, acio­

free tissue is placed between each page in order ro prevent the ink from running. Newspaper clippings arc mOllnted on acid-free paper. Photo­ graph albums are photocopied and each photograph is placed in an acid­ free slee\'e.

Old exams must be sorted and put in chronological order. TIlt.: alumni found it fascinating to see some o f their own exams after all these ~'ears.

Mrs. Sadek is delighted with the knowledge of clmpus lore the group has brought to its task. The letters B. W. & f. had her stymied unlil one \'olunteer told her that it meant Boxing, WreMling and Fencing!

'111e alumni arc also experts at iden ­ tifying OAC graduates and at recog­ niLing who is who in old campus photographS. nle A1umni-in-Action volunteers say that each project brings its own excite­ ment. The staff at the Archiva l and Special Collections Department are very enthusiastic about the vol un­ leers' \vork. According to Mrs. Sadek, their accomplishments haw PUl an impressi\'e dint in the work backlog of the department. The "helping hands" of the Alumni-in -Action till a much needed gap in the Cnh'crsity's resources.

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you interested in getting in­ volved io the A1umni-in-Action pro­ gram? [f so, caU Rosemary Clark, Depart ment of Alumni Alfairs and Development, 824-4l20, ext. 2122 .

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OAC GRADS

NAMED TO

HALL OF FAME

Four OAC graduates were among the eight agriculturist<; recently named to the Ontario Agricultural I fall o f Fame. A brief profile of each one follows: WILLIAM RICHARD GRAHAM ( Belleville ) 187')-1<)58

A graduate from the Onrario Agri­ cultural College in 1894, Graham became head of the Poultry Depart­ mem , Omario Agricultural College in 1899, a position he held for 41 years.

Considered the Father of the Modern Poultry Industry, Graham changed the poultry industry into a specialized egg and meat producing industry.

He was the first President of the P ultr), Science Association and helped create the Wo rld Poultry Science Association. His honors in­ clude Doctor of Science, University ofToronto 1939; fellow of the Poultry Science Association and Agricultural Institute of Canada; inducted into the American Pouhry History Society's Ha ll of Fame and the Ontario Poultry Counc il Award of Merit. At Guelph, the building he worked in for so long is now named Graham Hall and over the door are the words "He taught men to think" .

EDMUND FRANK PALMER ( New Westminster, B.C. ) 1891 -1973 Dr. Palme r graduated from the Ontario Agricu ltural College in L913, having graduated from the Associate Diploma course in 1909. ror a time he taught at OAC and was later named Director of the Horticultural Experimental Station at Vineland, a position he held for 40 years. He was a world renowned plant breeder, and received the Wilder Medal from the American Pomological Sodety in 1956.

A Fellow of the Agricultural Insti ­

tute of Canada, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the Royal Ilorticultural Society (England), in 1948 he re­ ceived an honorary doctorate from the University of Toronto..

Ontario Seed Com Growers Marketing Board , Vice-Chairman of lhe So)' Bean Association, Eastern member of the Board of Grain Conunissiollers, expert judge of seed grain, and a district weed inspector for Western Ontario.

WlllIAM WALLACE ( Essex County)

AlMA JOSIAH WAGG ( (loodwood )

1899-1960

IFP6- 1960

Wallace farmed in Woodslee after graduating from the Ontario Agricul­ tural College in 1923. I Ie held exe­ cutive positions on the Essex Farm Bureau, the Federation ofAgriculture, the So il and Crop Improvement Asso­ ciation , and the Plowmen's A~so­ ciation .

Wallace was Chairman of the

A graduate of the Ontario Agri­ cultural College in 1900, Wagg started a creamery in ~lindell1oya . He pro­ vided strong agricultural leadership for more than 50 years on Manitoulin Island. He was secretary to the Farmers Institute for 10 years; founder of a herd of purebred Ayrshires; and an importer ofpurebred Yorkshire s·wine.

An OAC faCility retirement party u'as held ill the spring to hOllor, left to tight, Professors Jack Pos, choat of Engineering; Bill E/'(/I/s, Horticltltllral Science; Jack Winch, Cmp Science; Tom Lane, Land Resource Sciencej and Mun'a), MacGregor, Department of Agricultural Ecollomics (l1/(/ Business. Unable to afte'ld were Gerry Friars, Earl HUIII and Burt Reinbart, Animal and Poultry Science, and GeOff Rowben)" Horticultw-at Science.

ARTHUR G. DOUGLAS "JUST DOING MY JOB" Arthur G. Douglas, OAC '52, is a modest m an. He has spent over 50 years of his life working with the agr icultural co mm un ity ac ross Canada, with 30 of those years at the Quaker Oats Company in Peter­ borough.

Wh ile at Quaker he formulated all its livestock and poultry feed made in Canada and sold under the Ful -O-Pep hrand nam e . He travel led from Newfound land to British Columbia during those years, speaking to fanners at p ublic meet ings on li\'esLOck man­ agement. And he servcu as president

of the Canadian recd ivlanutacturers' Associat ion Yet he anributes it all to " just doing my job." and when asked about his achie\'cments and experiences he ha~ to be prodded , fearful of "blmving my own horn ."

But Art Douglas docs have a lot to remember. :\()w in his 70s, he's been retired for a \'ear and a half and lives just north of Peterborough with h is wife. Malena, in the home they huilt in 1951 He h,l'> seen the changes ti me bri.ngs.

In recent year~ at Quaker Oats, "J was

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programming a 'ompute r to do the calculations fo r feeds for the ll:ast cost. most efficient ration. A compu­ ter would give you it in seconds," he said .

He can tell you stories of life as an Ontario government employee in the 1930s. He chuckles at the remem­ brance of winter stays in small coun­ try hotels with lillLe heat and of win­ ter rides in goyernment cars with no defrosters and no heaters.

"We had to drive home to Guelph from Ottawa on Friuay nights. The 'Windshields were all right if vou kept the window dow·n. but my partner who drove with me couldn't stand the cold."

That was when he worked at the Ontario Poultry Breeding Station. To get the full history of the man, we have to go hack a bi t.

Art was born and raised on a mixed farm in WellingtOn County, north of Guelph. He left the Ontario Agricul ­ tural College in 1932 with a four year degree in animal husbandry. and returned in 1942 for a post-graduate course in poultry managemel1l and nutrition.

It was there he developed an inter­ est in horses and horse judgi ng that continued throughout his life. He won the Robert Graha m Memorial Trophy for horse judging at the Royal Winter Fair and represented Canada on its judging team at the Chicago

International Fair while still il1.~chooL Before graduating, he worked for one year as assistant aglicultu ral repre­ sentative in Oxford County in Wood­ stock. Then he moved ro the job with the Ontario Poultry BreedingSration, where he stayed until 1939.

That job involved visiting poultry farms from Windsor to Ottawa to cu ll and blood test their hens. This \vas to improve the luality of poultry in the province and control pullorul11 ui ­ case which was passed through the hens' eggs.

In 1939 Art joined Quaker Oats in Peterborough as its field service man for Ontario, travelling to customers' farms to give advice on brill man­ agement - "aiding in the manage­ ment of the operation to get the expected resulls on our feeds."

At that time , Quaker Oats, mainlya dry cneal and dog food company. also sold feed for every spec ies of anima l anu poultry - goats, rabbits, foxes , dairy anti heef canic, pigs, chickens and turkeys.

An became manager of the Quaker Oats feed division for Canada, respon ­ sible for formulating all feed made in Canada, deciding what ingredients to include and how much of each He got his training for this from the research division of Quaker and by going to seminars at Cornell Univer­ Sity in New York every year for 2') years.

He also spoke at numerous public meet ings for farmers from one end of the country to the other on manage­ rnent and disease contro l of all live ­ stock.

"As field man and in all mvdifferent capacities I was always going in and 'orrecting management and by doing that you 're controlling diseases and that's the criterion for making money," saki Art. He continued in this prohlem­ solving role as a consultant for smaller mills in Eastern Ontario and Quebec after retiring from Quaker in J 968 when it SlOpped selling feed . He tlnally retired permanently in March,

19H..J .

Through his working years, Art retained his love of animals, espe­ cially horses. I[e raised, broke and showed 4uartcrhorscs at his small farm near Peterborough with the help ofhis son Peter, now an employee of IBM in Toronto.

Art has never regretted his deci­ ~ion to work in agriculture. lIe has always loved it.

"That' . the only reason that I stayed \vith it. I know I could have left the feed industry and gone into real estate and made 10 limes as much 1110ney, hut I enjoyed the feed work anti that's why I ~tuck with it." nJe a/J()(,£, fJ/'(~lilf' was adapted/roll/ article ill /be Petemorollp,b ."lUll, Oc/o/Jer 11)85.

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PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS ISSUES RAISED

Canada's agricultural scientists, rese'drchers and educators haw called on Federal Agriculture Minister John Wise, OAC '56, to It:gisLate proprietary rights for Canadian plant breeders.

Plant breeuers' rights woulu, in effect, give the uevelopers of new plant varieties lega l rights similar to copy­ right in written work Breeders would be iegallyentitled to royalty payments on seed sales of varieties they had developed.

Wise met with representatives of the Agricu ltural Institute of Canada (AlC) to discuss a position statement developed by the Institute on breeders' rights. Bryan I. Harvey, PAg. , chairman of the committee which prepared the statement and a pro­

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fessor in the crop science department at the University ofSaskatchewan, out­ lined the Ale pOSition.

Harvey pointed Ollt that Canada is one of ehe few industrialized nations not ha\'ing legislated plant breeders' rights. Most plant breeding in Canada has, therefore , been done in pub lic institutions at public expense. 111e financia l incentives prov ided by breeders' rights legislation would en­ courage private industry to step up its breeding efforts leading 10 a widc:r selection of superior crop varieties being available to Canadian farmers.

Rights legislation wou ld ato give Canadian farmers greater access LO protected foreign plant varieties which are presently not ;l\'ailable in

this country hecause of lack of legal protect ion tor the owners. Harvey also foresees export earnings from the sale of Canatlian-uevcloped var­ ieties abroad.

The AIC position is tempered by \'Cry strong recommendations that the present public plant breeding effort be maintained and that royalty earn ings from publicly developed var­ ieties, including those protected by breeders' rights, be freely available for usc as parent material hy all breeders.

Harvey advised the minister that applications are pending u nder existing patent legislation of plant genetic material. Harvey asked the minister for his assistance in having

the applications put on hold until the implications of patenting genetic material in Canada have been studied.

A patent on genetic material provides much greater control than a breeder's right and could result in it being with­ held from plant breeders. On the other hand, a mechanism must be available to provide a return on invest­ ment for the vcry expensive business of biotechnology. Otherwise Canada will not benefit from the enormous potential of this technology.

Wise welcomed the Ale stalement saying thal he held the Agricultural Institute of Canada and the advice of its members in "high regard".

HAGARTY

CHOSEN ROS

DIRECTOR

JaCk Hagarty, OAC '')7, M.S.A. '63, currently executive director of the Advanced AgricuLtural Leaders pro­ gnlm, has laken over the position of director, ruraL organizations and se r­ vices branch for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

I lagarty joined thc Ministry in 1963 as a soils and crops specialist.

During his career with the Minis­ trv, he also served as an area co­ ordinator and farm management spe­ cialist at the Ministry's Stratford offke, and as manager of field services for the rural organizations and services branch . He also worked for three years with the niversity of Guelph Ghana project in West Africa.

He replaces Ken Knox who was appointed director of the farm pro­ ducts marketing branch.

"Mr. Hagarty's long association with the provinct's rural community and his knowledge of the Min istry pro­ grams will be great assets in the posi ­ tion of director of the rural organiza­ tions and services branch," saill Rob Mclaughlin, executive director of education and research.

The rural organ izations and servi ­ ces branch, headquartered at the Guelph Agriculrure Cemre, has a mandate to enhance leadtrship developmcnt for a wide range of rural

J7Je Geroll /ology Reseore/) COlillcil of Oil/ado grad1late student jellou 'sbips luere recelltZJ' presented. ..:1/ rigb/, is recipient Lallrie TholJlpson oj Char/ol/e­ I OWJI, P.E.l. . Rural Extellsion Studies, ll 'if/) her slIperl'isor Professor Don fJ/acklmrll .

organizations in the province. lhe bran<.:h administers several youth programs ahout food and nutrition. A major program is the Agriculture in the Classroom initiative to reintro­ duce agricultural education to Lhe school curriculum.

KELLER

RECEIVES

AWARD

WillV Keller, a [)ireclOr of the Pork Board for the lasl nine years. received one of the highest honors the l <ni\'e r­ sity hestows, the prestigiOUS Award for Service to Education and Research in Ontario. lr was prtscnted to him by Dr. Larry Milligan, Dean of Research . at the Ontario Pork. Produ -c rs' Market ­ ing Board ( a .p.p.M.B.) annual meet­ ing held in March.

Keller, a Penh County productr. was rhe -hairman of the O.P.P.M.B. Research Committee during the laot six year. He has been the driving torce in using producer research funds wisely.

Board Chairman. Tom Smi th, e, ­ plained that up until last year. all

research money was devoted ro enhan<.:ing producti\ity in ordtr to lower costs. But last ycar , the O.PPM.B. took a new direction and made fllnd~ available for a pork l e 'h ­ nology project ,ll the University.

At the plcnary session later, repre ­ sentatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a special levy of four cents a hug for product devdopment. Based on the present number of hogs mar­ keted, this will amoun t to a LOtal of almost S200,000 a year.

PELLETTERIO

NAMED OIA

PRESIDENT

DaVid Pclletterio, P.Ag., OAC '57, became the 26th President of the Ontario Inst itute ofAgrologists at the Institute's annua l mecting in Cornwall recent ly.

I n h is pres identia l addres s , Pelletterio staled that "the OlA's new mission ·tatcment to respond to the needs f the d)l1ami<: agri-food sys­ tem c mbo<.lies our trust to provide in(;fl:a~ing leadership and service throughout Ontario'S agricultural sector. "

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ARTS ALUMNI NEWS EcJllQf Trrr)' ·\,'I'r . . .J

SPOTLIGHT TURNED ON RIEL AT GUELPH

Shown at the

Image ofRiel Cunference are. left to righI, Professors Ramon Hathorn (French), Len Cono/~y (Omma), Terry Crowley (Histmy) and Patrick Holland (English).

On. Im'ember 16,188S. LouisRid, leader of Canada's bekagured M e ti~ people, was hanged at Regina for his rolcas leader of the 'orth-\X-'est Rt:hel­ lion. Several special centennial com-

MESSAGE

FROM

THE DEAN

BY PROFESSOR

DAVE MURRAY

On

May I , I began a period ofaca­ demic administration leave tOUowing a year as acting dean and a five year term as Dean of the College. I will begin my second term as dean in Sep­ tember 1987. During my absence, Dr. Leonard ConOlly, chairman of me department of drama, will sen'c as acting dean.

Over the past six years, I have had countless occasion to experience pride in me varied accomplishments of students, staff and faculty of this College. My tasks have been madc much easier by mc friendly and wil ­ ling co-operation of alL members of the College. The University is very fortunate indeed in me high calibre of the people in me College of Arts.

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memorative events were held across the country during 19H5, among them the Uni\'ersit) of Guelph's "Image of Riel in Canadian Culture" conference, the only major symposiu m on Louis Riel and the Metis to ha\'e been held eaSt of .\Ianitoba.

The (,uelph conference, drawing delegates from all regions of Canada and 'ven from outside the COLintry (one speaker came from West Gern,any). had a particular focus which madl' it ()f mllch hroada interest than other Riel e\'ent~ of 19H"i. II turned a spotlight on Louis Riel as a dominating figure - whether vilified or gloritkd - in Canadian cultural productions from opera to school texts.

During the three-day conference. four t:vents stood out as rather different from the standard fare of academic pape~ . "Riel in Pe!i<)nllancc" a[{racted a large audience to \Var Memorial llall where extracts from the opera "Louis Rid " (music by I larry Somers and text hy Mavor Moore) were per­ formed by singers Patricia Rideout.

Roxolana Ro lak, and Bernard Turgeon.

"Riel in Pcrtom1ance" also presented excerpts from a spectrum of l1lm'ing (and sometimes comic) dramatic mate­ rial dealing with Ric\. Directed by Leon Major. scripted b)'John Gregory, and narrated h) Don llarron, the production was itself a historic e\'e nt

~ince it marketl the beginning of the International Year of Canadian Ylusic and, at a po~t -pcrformance reception at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, the release of a three-disc recording of the opera on the Centrediscs label.

Another highlight \"\'as the keynote address by prominent novelist Rudy Wiebc, author of The Score/Jed- Wood People, !'Ill far the finest fictional treat­ ment of Riel , Gabriel Dumont, anti the :Y1ctis in Canadian literalllre.

His talk , searching and cmotional, et the LOne for much of what followed llowever, something ofhi~ passion­ ate approach to the Riel story had already been communicatcd when vetnan poet Dorothy Livesay partici­ pated in a dramatic reading of her pionecri ng poem ,. Prophet of the ew World". n,is reading, co-sponsored hy the Canada Council and the De­ partmcnt of English, and also lCaturing Aritha van llerk and Rudy Wiebe, drew a capacity audience. 'n,e confe rence ended on a cele­ hratory note with the banquet ad ­ dre~sed bv .\-la\·or Moore, leading Canadian advocalc of the arts, past Chairman ofthe Canada Couneil , and reeent recipient of an honorary doc­ torate from the Univer~ity of Guelph. n,ere were ,ilso formal papers hy several distinguished scholars, among the m historian Desmond Morton and theatre critic Chri~ Johnson.

Three npecially interesting pre­ sentations were those by Aritha van Herk, who offered a dialogue in lleavcn berween Saint Joan and Riel; Emma LaRocque, a Metis professor of !\iativc Studies, who 'haUengcd the delegates to respond to the anger of her peopk; and Heather McKend. an MA. student in Guelph's English departIllent, who explored the treat­ mem of Riel in literature written for children.

Finally as its contrihution to the conference, the University Lihrary mounted a tine display of Ridiaoa including material from its own archives.

THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

COMES TO GUELPH

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n late 198'), the University ofGuelph hosted a most successful meeting of the Canadian Society for Eighteenth­ Century Studie ... Over 100 scholars in all eighteenth-century disciplines con­ erged on Guelph from Britain, Europe, the nited States and all o\'er Canada. 'nley came to present and hear papers focused on the confer­ ence theme, "Roads to Revolution".

TIle conference was enriched and enhanced by a variety of activities, including: • a L'niversity Symposium on the central topic; • a special exhibit on the life and works of Diderot; • a demonstration of the rich music of Allessandro Scarlatti; • an oratorio performance of the Song 0/ SoJIgs: • the firM Canadian showing of a decorativ arts exhihit from Seagram Museum; • a performance of eighteenth­ century music at the opening of that exhibit by Elizabeth Neufeld, Gerald Neufeld , and Andrew Brodie; • a tour of the work of the eighteenth-century portrait painter, George Romney; • and a superb and authentic eight­ eenth-century banquet.

Unique Features This academic conference involved the participation of distinguished scholars and distinguished students.

Professor Kenneth Grmam, English, and his organizing committee ob­ tained the cooperation ofthe depart­ ments of the College of Arts to bring three distinguished international eighteenth-century scholars to Guelph as vi iting professors.

Professor Erskine-Hill of Cambridge University, Professor Roland Mortier of the Cniver ite Libre de Bruxelles Hnd Professor James Leith of Queen's University contributed to graduate and undergraduate programs in the College of Arts before and after the

conference , and were featured speakers. Their presence attracted to the University other international scholars who are much in demand and who attend only the most signifi­ cant conferences. Among them were Margaret Doody of Princeton ( who had to leave the conference a day early to receive an honorary degree from Dalhousie), Henri Coulct of Universitc de Province and Robert Damron of Princeton. Professor Darnton gave a plenary address on the subject on which he has obtained international renown, publishing and cultural history in eighteenth-century France.

The second unique feature was that students were encouraged to atlend a conference that might nor­ mally be considered too specialized.

111eir comments attest to the success of the experimenl: "It was a great honor to allend the conference as well as an exciting, new experience. I was surprised at the amount 1 le.tmed in such a small time period."

"I recommend everyone attend a conference of this calibre."

"111e ~peakers involved managed to adhere to the principles appreciated by cightecmh-cemury scholars, and their papers both instructed and de­ lighted their audiences."

"Spe,lkcrs were easily approachable and more than willing to discuss papers after and during their sessions.

TIle conJcrence was an indispensable addition to a broader knowledge of many aspects of the eighteenth ccn­ tury."

The chief organizers, Kenneth lraham and cal Johnson of Etudes Francaises, havc received similar com­ ment from pleased participants .

TIle ('unference resulted in a variety of benefits: an unusual enrichment for our students, a considerable in­ crease in the prestige of the Canadian Society tor Eighteenth-Century Snldies and a growing respect for the Univer­ sity of Guelph among scholars in the humanities.

A selection of the best papers of the conference are to be published as lHml and Naillre/L 'Homme et Nature

V1 and will be available next year at this time. Professors Graham and Johnson will be happy to supply details.

FRENCH-SPEAKING

COMPETITION HELD

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igh studenb from Oak'Ville, Burlington, Stoney Creek and Guelph shared the prizes in the third edition of ECHANGES, a public !'Ipeaking contest for all . tudents of French in Southern Ontario high schools.

On April 4, more than 7'5 partici ­ pants in Grades I I, 12 and 15 were delegated by their schools to appear in the fina l competition at the Univer­ sity Centre. TI1e full-day event is an opportunity for students interested in French to meet, exchange ideas, and spend the entire day in their second language. It i sponsored by the French studies section in the Department of Languages and Liter­

atures.

Prizes range from 2'5 Lo S 100 for winners, and first prize winners in the three 'ategories also receive plaqu s for their schools. It is hoped thal lhesc plaques will not only pro­ mote the !'Illidy of French language and Iiterallire in Ontario high schools, but will also confirm the liniversity of Guelph's commitment (() French Studies.

The French Studies famIty also sponsors another liaison event each fall for lhe stude nts of French in Wellington County high school '. Une jOllr/1(!e ell /rcw(:ais i . much smaller in scope, but is important because of its popularity in the area.

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE ALUMNI NEWS

95,000 KILOMETRES .. . AND STILL COUNTING

BY PROFESSOR KE ITH RONALD

Dr. Raymond Dugu)' a/ld Professor Keith ROl1a/.c/ c01/[1elled a conference.

My

leavc from the University started with a Slll11mel)' deparrure to london to visit the British Museum of Natural History, the Seal Group at Cambridge, and the Committee on Seals and Seal­ ing at the World Society for the Pro­ tection of Animals.

I continued to the Muscc Oceano­ graphiquc Centre ational d 'Etude des Mammiferes Marins at La RocheUe, France to do research with Dr. Raymond Duguy who, apart from working with seals and wha les, ha!'> a curious hobby of milking viper!'>, and runs a small vaccination clinic. We convened a conference which was 11tcr published as a book, "Les Phoques Moines/Monk Seals".

I aLLended the Internationall'niol1 for Conservation of Nature and Natu ­ ral Resources ell'eN) meeting!'> in Spain as a Member of the Species Sur­ viva Commission (SSe) . and as a reprcsentati\'e of the World Society for the Protection ofAnimals ( WSPA).

This meeting was highlightcd by fran ­ tic political mo\'t~s of Greenpeace International which wanted to join

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ICC an d ofthose groups that opposed the move . Greenpeaee won the vote , I tra\'elled to Madeira to hclp pre­ pare a document for the establish ­ ment of a nat ional park comprising the three Ilha..o.; Dcsertas. MycoUeagues consisted of: three museum direc­ tors, the man who was the great white whale in "Moby Dick", a man who had personally harpooned over 1.000 grt'at whales and was now a leading conservationist in the survi ­ v~,1 of marine mammals, a banana plantation owner, a German conser­ vationist of obvious charm , and a suhmarine captain. It was not your standard eommiltee;perhaps because of that we got a lot done.

I worked with marine biologists at the Rykes Instituut voor Natuurbe­ heer at TexeL TIle Netherlands to see if w e could accommodate a breeding program for lhe highly endangered monk seal. My wife and I spent one night at tht' Seal Creche at Peter­ buren in Norrhcm Holland where a wI) charming lady is adopt ing all wounded and abandoned seals. Talk

about a surfeit of seals I She has had up to 63 on her hands at one time!

We spent some time in the conser­ vation authority of the European Economic Council in Brussels and enjoyed a sidetrip to the Plains of Waterloo.

After a hrief rctum to Guelph, we embarked on the second pha e of the !caw by tlying to Hawaii where one of the two survi\ing warm-water monk seal species can be found. This well­ cstablisheu program provides a good example for our Mediterranean monk seal program.

A week later, we landed in fiji to spend time at the University of the South Pacific at Suva. We followed in the wake of two hurricanes which had d isassembled most of the trees and buildings. The off-islands of Fiji are of great interest. as many of the peoples arc derived from the head­ hunters, who were Christianized less than 100 years ago, and in some ways are a tropical equivalent to the Inuit of Canada.

The next stop was the Cook Ishmds, where the climate is magnificent.

At the University of the South Pacific's campus at Rarotonga, there is a very well developed native educa­ tional program, providing glimpses of a fascinating native culture. We made a Side visit to the coral island of Aikataki which has no dogs so that the fa\'ored pet animal is a smaJl hlack pig.

We visitcd Brisbane at the invita ­ tion of the School of Anatomy of the Un iver~ i ry of Queensland. This school can accommodate a seal biologist as a Distinguished Visiting Professor hy virtue of its non-standard composi ­ tion. I presented a series of lectures at the llniversiry, at the CSlRO Fisheries Center at Cleveland, and at the Queenslan d State Fisheries near Brisbane.

We were invited to the Heron

Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef, and stepped out of the helicopter, to see Leslie Newman, a recent student of Dr. Corey's in the Department of Zoology. After half a dozen dives on the rec[, I started ro get a feeling of what true marine pro­ ductivity can he. I brushed large fish out of my way so that I could admire the incredihle invertebrate coat of exotics that cover the hottom and the sides of the reef.

The islands that have grown up on the reef arc often carpeted \o"ith \'ege­ tat ion that has been produced on a foundation of bird-droppings on a 'oat of coral sands' We listened to the wailing of mutton birds as they came in at dusk; we watched the explOSion of turtles from the sands beneath our feet; \ve argued with the goanna lizards that seemed to believe we were there to ensure they did not have ro hunt for their own food .

The thing that reminded me of the harshness of nature were the herons, after which the island is named, cheer­ fu lly ealing the young sheatWaters.

We also learned that there are Olher things to watch carefully, namely sea snakes, hlue octopus, various. hells and their poisonous occupants, and the invidious coral. When diving, the latter could not always bc avoided, and I t ill bear the cars of the coral's ontained toxins.

While visiting the University of Queensland. we spent some time in the field looking at Australian fauna .

One is almost biologically illiterate without a visit to the antipodal areas of tht: world . We saw rainforests. wc saw desert, we saw tropic . We raced flying foxes for mangos. we worked with the reproductive niccties of scveral marsupials. We observed kan ­ garoos, koala bears, wallabies, wom­ bats , platyp uses and the rather impressive grass snakes. Everybody wants a gras snakc, as they eat mice, rats, other snakes .. . and (not quite so socially accepted) the occasional overly zealous small dog. It might take SO ears to see and understand just part of the complex Australian flora and fauna, but the initial month is a culrurJ I shock in its tnle sense.

En route from Brisbane to Sydney, we visited the Myall Lakes (almost deserted by man), where we were

reminded of the tida! cffecl'. on these waterways as we wailed throughout the night f()r our 10 tonne hOllseboat to reluctantly float itsdfoffthe top of the mangrove swamp wc had thought was the waterway. At Sydney. wc spent , ome time with the group that runs the Taranga Zoo and , again , lec­ tured at the UnivCfsitY-

Professor Keitb Ronald working witb lbe School ofAnatornyjaculty, Univer­ sity of Brisbane.

We flew on to Singapore where [ lectured at the niversity and met some Canadians from [he University of Western Ontario who were there on long-term assignments.

I then flew on to Hong Kong to stay in [he University residences, prepare !ccrures, aod visit hoth the L'ni\'e rsiry of Hong Kong and the Chincse l lni­ versity in Hong Kong; the laltcr quite reminiscent of Simon Fraser.

My host in Hong Kong was an cx­ graduate student, Dr. Ron Ko. whose father (happily for us) 0\\ ned a 2,000 seat restaurant which wc enjoyed.

We \valked to the summit of the mountains on the island of llong Kong ;md we took the Star Fcrry daily to Kowloon. We were trealed to a climatic cxhibition which we were assured was not a monsoun , hut hcre we would have catinl it a catastrophe.

Even the doublc-dccker llong Kong buses stopped running for five min­ utes. This is the equivaknt or a Gemla1l p:mzer di\ision being brought to a screeching halt.

I participated in discus -ions on the recently estahlbhed mountain top aquarium in which seal and other marine mammals were held. (,uciph

names such as Dr. Geraci were com­ mon and good connections were madc for future research exchanges and student programs with this most impressive exhihit of marine life.

We came to rest in London for a few days and then flew to Athens where I met with the group that is desperately trying to provide a future for the Mediterranean monk seal. As fast as I said goodhye to a government scientiM. I was saying hello to a Un i­ versity of Athens biologist . followed by a visit from a Swiss Greenpeace ecologist! I then spent some time with the Hellenic non-government organizations and we continued on to Rhodes ( where we first initiated tht: monk seal research program) and were encouraged to find the work still cont inuing and the scientific results being published in imerna­ tional journals.

We rook a rc1uctant ferry to Turkey and spcnt eight days reviewing and encouraging our Turki h colleagues' work in conservation and behavioral studies of MOllachllS. ReLU rn ing to Rhodes, we found a hipmem of 10.000 Greek "Save-the­ Monk-Seal" T-shirts. We managed to distrihute these to the children in the schools, espcciaUy to tho e whose fathers are fishermen. for fishermen are the real ene mies of the seals.

Leaving the sun, we flew back to London and lOok seve ral days to return to Wales to visit thc fanlily's ex-farm, where I wandered among Ihe Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons.

TIle next stage. a month -long stay in Miami involved working with scien­ tists at [he Oceanographic Centre in Port Everglades. This is a vcry conve­ nient research site as over 200 mana­ tee ( mermaids, if you've been to sea for lR months) congregate in the effluent of the generating plant. We are desperately trying to find a way t()r these endangered animals to avoid the devastating propellers of high speed boats drivCI1 by inconsiderate operators.

We reluctantly detachcd our elves from our 3'> CeIcius cocoon and returned to Guelph. Canada still looks inviting after 9-;,000 hus1 kilometres bur I wish , omeone up there would turn the heat on!

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE ALUMNI NEWS EJ,ro/. Ilnil W;nke l

NAMED TO ROYAL SOCIETY

Professor Mic/)ael Ruse

Professor Colin FJ1e

rrofessor~

Two Gudph an: among 47 Canadian ,~cientist anll humanists who ha\'e heen dected I'd lows of the Roya! Societ)' of Canada. ProfL'ssor Colin Fyfe, Chemistry and Biochem­ istry and Professor Michad Ruse, Phi ­ losophy and History, weI" inducted into the society at iL<; annual meeting in Winnipeg in June.

Last year , hoth mcn hecame Guelph 's t1rst facult), mcmbers [() re<.-ci\'e Ki llam Research Fello\\'~hjps from the CU1ada Council.

F)fe, a member of the faculty sinn: 1969, is a pioneer in the lise of

nuclear magnet ic resonance spectro­ scopy [() investigate and 'haracterize !:iolid~ . He rccei\'ed the Killam Fel ­ lowship to COnLinuc his work in this area. lIt: i!:i co-author of the research text, ,\o/id Stale .VMRfor ClJemisls.

Iiolder of a B,Se. and Ph,D. frum St. Andrews l 'ni\'crity, Scot/and, F~fe has senTd s(,:\,cral terms as \'biting for­ eign scientist at 113M Research Lallor­ atories in Cali fornia and has been a distinguished "isiting scient i ~l at Camb rid g e I' niversily He is the recipient of the :vIerck, ~harp and Dohme lecture Awan.l of the Chcmi ­

cal In 'titute of Canada, a Sigma XI Award and the narringer Award of thc Canadian Spectroscopy Society, Ruse , whu ha~ taught at (~ue1ph ~ince 196-;, is the first non-'icience bClllty memher lO be nameu a Fellow of the RovaJ S<ll'ict)' of Canada ( FRSC ) at the l lniversi ty. Known for his work in the philosophy of science, he re­ ceived his Killam fellow~hip to !:irudy the relevance of Darwinian evo lu­ tionary theory to philosophy. In 19H 1, he appeared a~ an expel; witness against creati()ni~1l1 for thc Civil Lib­ crtie~ I'nion in A.rkmsas, TIlt: author of ~C\'cn hooks, Ruse has a B.A. from Bristol L'ni\'<.:rsit)', an MA from IVIc:\lastcr UniverSity and a Ph.!) from Bri~tol. lie has been a vis­ iting prufe~sor at Indiana Cniversi!'), and :1 \'isiting scholar aL Har.'ard Unin.:rsiLy. Ru~c is curremly doing research at Camhridge I lniVl'rsily in Englanu, TIlt election ofT)fe and Ru~e bring, to nine the number of FRSC:s at Guelph, The others are ProfeS'iOfS Ho\yard Clark, formen'ice-presidcnt, academic; Uernhard Nickel. Peter Egclst:Lff and Gabrid Karl. Physics; Bruce Sells, dean of the Cullege of Biological Science; Derek new!c\', chairman of the Department of Rolany; and Ill'rhert Armstrong, spe ial assis­ tant to the president.

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The Computing and Information Science (CIS) Department conducted its Computer Camp agttin this summer.

The camp, for students 12 -16ycars old, seeks to give participants hands on, quality summer experience foc­ 1I ing on exciting computer techni ­ ques using state of the art equipment In addition, CIS has, in the la~t six months, run a omputer software development contest. '!lIe winners were Cameron MacKinnon of Sioux lookout, do Licht of Deep River and Paval Rozaiski of Willowdale , These students will be: offered fellowships to study computing science at Guelph, For information on next year's con· test, pka~e contact All)YCL

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LANGE WINS A TEACHING

AWARD ... AGAIN

Profe 'sor Gordon Lange, Chem istry and Biochl' mistrv, has won the 19H() lnion Carbid(:' Awaro for Chemical Educat ion . 'nle award , sponso('eu Iw [ 'ni on Carbitk Canada l.td., i~ fo r out­ standing eontrihutions to chemica l educati on .

"Get some Lange 'lone!' and let them teach every suhject" is how one of Langc ' ~ ~tlldenLS has described his teaching ability, I.ange teaches under­ graduate and graduale !')tlldel1ls, dew lops eourses and teaches a course on chemi~tr\' and ';(lCiety to non­

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111e award con~istsofa ~"iO honor­ ariulll and scro ll. The pre~entalion \\'as madc at the 69th Canadian Chem ­ ical Conference oithe Chemica l lnsti ­ (Ut t of Canada in "iaskatoon in JUlle , "here I.ange delivered the award lecture.

The ere: i~ the 9 ,-;00-l11el11l1er national scientific. educational and prok!'>~ i onal organi7atioll of chemists, chemical engineers and chcmicall(:ch­ llologists

CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY

STUDENTS ARE HONORED

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemisuyand lhe Chem.IBiochem Club recently held their annual dinner and awards night to honor 29 stu­ dents receiving awards or scholar­ ships.

Professor Howard Clark, then vice ­ president, academic , presented Lamella Williams, Fort ric, with the Chemical Institutc of Canada Silver Medal. \X'illiams also received ,m Alma Mater B.Se. scholarship.

College of Physical Science scholarhips were presented by Dean Jack MacDonald to : Donna Sackoury, Kitchener, and Tom Ilutchinson, Pricevillc (Alumni Association ) ; Evelyn Coates, Stouffville, Hestyanna Koehler, Rod.\\'ood , and Sarah Smith, Oak-vi lIe ( El1lrance); Susan Ireton, Penh, Hestyanna Koehler and Peter KrislOf, Rockwood (Early In-c'ourse);

Mathias Haun, King City (Acadcmic); and Margot Finstad, Burlington (E. £3.

MacNaughtOn ). nle George A. Farley Scholarship (OAC Chem istry '33), estahlished last year byJames M. Farley, QC, was prescmed to Tom S:mtowski of Ollawa

by Dr TG. Heeg, a friend o f the Farley familpnd also an OAC Che mistry '33 graduate. 'nle Fioyd Roadhouse Prize was presented, fo r the first lime, to Deborah Richmond of Kitchener.

Syh;e Comeau ofMonrreal received the Weston Research Cemre Book Prize for submitting the best work report of the year while on her co-op placement semester. When Comeau registered at Guelph four years ago. she did not . peak English; she gradu ­ ated at winter convocation.

Prize \,-,inners for top grades in Fundamental Che mistry 19- 100 were:

A MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE

The

Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry has been ranked thire! in a worldwide 'ompila­ tion of research citations, behind the Massachusetts lnstitute of Technol­ ogy (MIT) and the niVtTity of California, but ahead of such institu­ tions as Harvard , Princeton and OxJord lInivc[sitie .

The I I-year-old (GWC)2 is a col ­ 1aborative cemre for research and graduate studies of the Cniversity of Gue lph and the University of Water­ loo. 'The ranking wa made by ClIr­ rent Con tellts, the publication of the [nstitllle of Scientific Information, Philadelphia.

The recognition "really means that we've arrived as a scientific institu ­ tion," ays the centre's director Pro­ fessor Bob Balahura. "We arc com ­ peting successfully with all of the top universities in the world."

Former Vice-President, Academic, Howard Clark, himself a chemist, sees citation indexing as a reasonable

indicator of Significance. ''There is certainly a corrdation between the li st and the best chemistry depart ­ ments." he says.

Although the centre has been attracting good students from the beginning, Clark sees the third-place ranking as ii.lnher evidence of the high calibre of work being done in Guelph and Waterloo.

The ranking was basnl on the number of research repo[ts emerg­ ing from the institutions involved that ha\'e earned "most c ited" status.

"Most cited" means the research papers were cited at least 35 times in major chemistry publications sllch as theJoumal of tbe Americall Chemi­ cal Socie(l' ( described by Clark as the outstanding chemistry journal in the world ), Science and the JOI/rl/al of Physical Science..

The papers considered for the ranking were first pllblished in 1982 and were ' ited over the fo llowing three years. The Guelph-Waterloo

Valerie John!'.[on , Guelph ; Teresa \Vasi lew icz , New f.iskeard; and ( lestranna Koeh Icc Award~ for excel 1­ enct' in Fundamental Chemistry 19-100 went to: Kim Bozek. Brantford; Doug!a . Choong, Guelph; I [au Chow, Markham : Jamic Cra\\tord, Oak"Ville; Da\'id de Forge, Niagara Falls; Rob Kelley, OrangeVille; Ria Ligata, St. Catharines; David Palmer, Deep River; Susan Prior. Lively; Anna Taylor, Guelph: Philip Drijbe r, Rod..w(}oe! ; and i\liranda Tsang, I long Kong.

-nle Honors Chemistry Scholarship W;L'> "\'on hy Peter Hotstra, Cambridge.

Peter Kristofw:t!'. awarded the Honors Biochemi!'.try Scholarship, and Rhonda Pearson, Lakefield, \von the Honors Applied Chemistry Scholarship.

Heather C;ordon of (,ueJph was honored with the Demonstrator Award [or her outstanding efforts in teaching undergraduate laboratories. 'n,c 'ociet)' of Chemical Industry Merit Awards went 10: Catherine French. Nepean , chemistry; Pl;'ter Kryg!'.l11tl, London , hioehemistry; and Susan p()!'.t, OakYille. applied chemistn'. centre produced six papers, MIT pro­ duced 10. and the Uni\'Crs it y of California, which is actually a s),stem of state universities, produced nine.

Four (G\X'C)! faculty collaborated on the SL" papers. The)' include the centre's first direCLOr, Arthur Carty, Victor Snied.Lls. and two 19R'; win­ ners of the prestigiolls Canada Coun­ cil Killam Research Fellowships Giacinto Scoles and Colin Fyfe. Fyfe wa!'. also one of a seleet group of worldwide researcher'> who each co­ authored three of the most eited papers in the list. F)fe and Carty were also cited once: each in J981 . Several other researchers from the nited States and Britain ","ere co-authors of the (GWC)2 papers.

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STAO '86 Science Teachers' Association of Ontario (STAO) '86 conference will be held November 6 -8 in the Skyline Hotel. Toronlo. The Uni\'ersity of Guelph will have an exhibit.

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ove ALUMNI

NEWS

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ONTARIO VETERINARIANS '

ARTICULATE SPOKESPERSON

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BY MAR Y COC IVERA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CO MMUNICATIONS

S ince No"ember. Dr. Susan McNabb.

'72 , has had a split personality Part of the \\'eek, she operates a "mall anima l clinic in Lambeth (ncar London); at leasltwo days a week she cris~cros~es the province as presidcnt ofthe Omario Veterinary Association. Sill' i ~ the first woman president in the as~ociatio n\ Il2-year histo!!'.

When Or. McNahb was a ~tudent at ave. there werc only 12 women out ofHO ~llldl'l1l~ in lhe graduating cla~s .

Times ha\'e changed! No\\' there arc more women than men in evcry ci a at Oyc. TI1C prt:~s and media have had a heyday \-\'itl! Dr. Mc:\'abb's elec­ tion as president, but she says t hat being a fema le has ncwr been an issue with her prufessional culleague~.

TIle Ontario VeterinarY A!'>sociation ( O.Y.A) is the I icen~ing and regula­ tory body for the province's 2:;00 veterinarians, McNabb, :t<; pre~idenl , presides Over a 13-l11el11bl.:[ governing council. Ele\'en elected members from across the prlwince represcl1llhe pro ­ fession. Two 1ar members, appointed hy the pn)\'incl', represent the puhlic interest. Unde r the terms of rhe Omario Veterinary Act and by-laws, the O.Y.A. has the mandate to go\'ern all practising \'l: tlTinarian~ in Ontario.

Dr. McNabh tlrst heGlmC activc in the O.Y.A. \\ hen she agreed ro ~er\'e on the conference committee, then on the complaints committee. and eventually on council. Agreeing to serve on counci l was a major decision for her be:cause she knew it would involve a significillll commitment of time. She estimates she spend:; an average of two days a week away from her practice as an cl<:Clcd representa ­ tive of the O.Y.A. TIll' profc:-sion i~ important to her, she explains.

Women's Concerns At present, Dr. McNabb is the only

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femalt: \'(:It'rinarian on council , al­ though one of the lay reprc~entati\es i~

a ~·()man.

"I hope more women become in· valved i n council," ~he say~. In an

Dr. Susan McNabl:>, OVC '72

increasingly female-dominated profe'i­ sion, " their problems and concerm should be dealt with" . \X'omen in the proiesssion do ha\'e l.Iniqul· concerns, she suggests, because man~ h;I\'e thl' added pressure of heing \\'i\ 'e~ and mothers in addition to being full ·time veterinarians.

Dr. McNabh knows ahout the pres­ sures from personal experience. "'t'ou have to deal \vith packing the I lU1che~ . dOCl()~' appointments, school buses and all the other concerns of running a family." ~he ~ars.

Dr. McNabh said an()(her landmark decbion in her l ife wa!; opening her own practice After graduating from OVC she interned in small animal medicine and surge!!' at the College. then pract ised hriefly in Waterloo before moving to [he Smith Animal Clinic in I.amheth. Her ",on Tim \vas

born in 1<.)7 .'1; Michael in 11)76. Dr. l\-1c:\'abb practised part-I ime \\ hile her children were small. but in 197R, with encouf'J.gement from her husband John. she purchased a building in L'lmbeth and started her own prac­ t ice . Today it is a busy pet pranice emp loying Dr. LllIri<;: Nicholls ( '77 ) ;L'iyeterinarya$sistant, an animal health ted1l1ician. a groomer and two recep­ tioniMs. '111<: boys consider it "our" hospital. she says. TIley helped to build it, and Ihey help with the daily chores. lImil late in 19K';, the family lived abo\'e the practice, an arrangement that en· abled Dr. McNabb to cope with the dual \'Ctcrinarian / mother role. " 1 used to run upstairs if there was a lu ll in thc day to do the dishe~ orput on the dinner," she recall:;.

No\\ thl: family Jives on a hobby farm outside of Lambeth and Dr. I\lc:\abb wistfully anticipates the day !>ometime in the future when she will he abk 10 putter arollnd the garden.

Being a \Vom:U1 can be an advantage heGlu~1: i t i~ usuallv the 1l1other~ who bring in family pets for treatment and check-ups. according to Dr. McNabb.

She says her clients like the fact that ilhe is a female.

Updated Act The o.V.A. ha!; tabled an updated act which recognizes the changing role of\'cterinarians and the: improve­ ments in the profession. Six years in the making, the new Veterina ry Act is now in a cntcial phase ofils e\'(llution.

Dr. McNabb and the O.Y.A. are ex­ plaining the changes to the act and the philosoph)' behind the act to all the groups in till' province who will be affected. At the same time , they are getting feedback on the anticipated impact of the act.

This intense effort has been a tre­

mendollS experience for Dr. McNabb, who says shc has learned to li sten and to be articulate. She has also learned tlrst-hand how to marsilal legislation through the lawmakers' mazes She has set her Sights on a fall reading in the legislature.

111e updated Veterimui,msAcr recog­ nin:s the changes in the profession in the last 30 years.

"Our profession has become morc modern in the 28 years since the last bill ," she says. "We no\". have a great ability to treat and diagnose disease .

We can hring vast resources to the profession. By the same token, the public expect~ more ofus. 11K)' expect the same level of treatment and con ­ cern fo r their animals as for their chi ld ren ," Dr. McNahb says the n'visnl act w ill stH:amline the functions of the nyC Council which deals with all registration applications and accft'dil<l­ lion of the prm-ince's vcterinarians. It wi II also provide, in compliance with Canada's Bi ll of Rights, appea l rights to veter i narian~ who have had <.Iiscip­ l in~lf) al'liot1 imposed by the council.

Dr \\c abb says the act "a llows LIS more co mpassion in dealing with mcmhers of the profession who may be incapacitated and unable to prac­ tise. It gives us gentler ways Il f dealing with them"

The Future What lies ahead for this capable, woman who has been oper­ ating in overdrive for the la. t severa l years~ Her term as president and her ter m on council end in o\'ember_ She hasn't decided whether to stand for re-dection to counci l. She sees that having a past -president on CUll! ci l is an advantage and she thrives on being al the centre of activity. btl would be hard to not know what's going on," she says. On the other hand , her garden beckons . . .

Being president has been a major job, and has mean t much time away from her pract ict: , but Dr. McNabh fecls strongly enough about the pro­ fession to believe such a comm it ­ ment is important.

"It has been fun , challenging, grati ­ fying , a kick in the pants," she admits "r like it" mOli\~lled

BETTERIDGE APPOINTED

TO CHAIR HONORING

THREE OVC ALUMNI

Dr

Kdth Bel\eridge of Montreal has been appoimed to the Smile),­ Reeos-McDonald chair in animal bio­ technology at Guelph. He is located in the Department f Biomeoical Scien<:es. lktteridge previously held a senior posit ion in the animal reproduction research instilLltl'_faculty of vcterin­ af)' medicine , L'niversity of MontreaL I Ie has served on many international consultati\'e bodit's in the field of animal rcproduction and \\'<lS program chairman of the 11th :.lIlnual meeting of the International Embryo Transfer Society held in j\ lontreal in Januaf)'

1985.

Betteridge hasdeli\'ernl marl' than 70 invited lectures throughollt North America, Britain, Europe and South America. He has published 7·, seiel ­ title papers, contributed to three tnt ­ books and is currently completing a major tl'xtbook on embryo tran~plant.

A graduate of the University of Bristol. Betteridge has ~U1 MVSc from OVC (University of Toronto) and a PhD. fWIlI the L'niversiry of Reading.

At Guelph, he will hold an appoint­ ment in the fkpartlllent ofniollledical

Sciences and will interact with collea­ gues in a number of diSCiplines.

The Smiley-Reeds-McDonald chair is named in honor of three Guelph alumni and pioneers in the develop­ ment of the artilicial insemination induMry in Canada ,md _ orlh Amt:rica - Dr. (,eorge Smiley, OVC '47, Dr. Clement Reeds, OVC '42 , and Dr. Russel McDonald , OYC '4'5.

Smill'y is the retired general mana­ ger of EaSlern Breeders Inc. at Kempt\'ille; He<xls recently retired as genLTal manager of l lnited Breeders Inc. at (.udph and McDonald is the general manager of Western Ontario BrtTders al Woodstock _

In

a rl"Cenl referendum, OYC's I YM. students \'()tcd 73 per cent in favor of raising their tuition fees next year by :'50 as their contribution towards n w tcaching equipment.

TI1is action will make available S2{),OOO per year for such purcha es. 'f11e ~ludents hope their action will spur nyC alumni to be equally sup­ portive of the CoUege's present reno­ vation and expansion needs,

Presidellt Bw;t 1t"lattbeu's siglls tbe formal agreement betweell the federal Ministry 0fAgriclllture and (he U1'li/ 1ersity for Phase J Of the collstruction and renO{latiol1 project at Ol 't: {is .l!P Bill Winegard. eel/tre, and OVC Dean Ole Nielsen look on. Willegard. ji>r!ner presidel/t of the Uni(lersi~y, presented Mal/hell'S ll 'ith a cheque for S 1.527,855 ill March. tbe first illstalment in Ottawa:~ S6. 5-millioll commitment to the project Ontario will contribute an equ~il

lImO/OIt.

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MAC-FACS ALUMNI NEWS

FIRST GEORGE D. BEDELL AWARD

PRESENTED TO HAFA GRADUATE

The Hotel and Food Administration Alumni Association presenled the George D. Bedell Award at its annual Hostex Hospitality Reception at L'Hotd. This traditional HAfA alumni reunion takes place during the national Hostex Hospitality Exhibition held each spring at the CNE. The reception took on new mean ­ ing this year with the first ever pres­ entation of this special award to Keith Appleton '75 , General Manager of Montclair, a division of Nestle Enterprises l imited, a leader in food ­ service marketing.

Appleton, one of the youngest

. e~tlt' directors. bas worked his way up from management trainee to bis current position at an impressive pace He has launched three major foodservice product lines.

KeithAppletoll, recipiellt oJtbe George

n . Bedell AlI lem', is flanked by 1ai1l Murray. Cbainnall oj tbe Awards Committee, and Carole ROll'sel/, President oj the HAFA Alumni

Association.

I [is professionalism. outstanding achievement and personal contrihu­ tion to the hospitaliryprofession make him the ideal 'andidate for this pres­ tigious a\vard which was established to rccognize the COnlributions to the industry hy George D. Bedell, found­ ing Director of the School of Hotel and Food Administration now retired and living in Maine.

MAC-FACS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

PRESIDENT'S REPORT

BY BONNIE KERSt. KE, FACS '82 O ne shorr year ago [ was ponder­ ing m}' abilities to live up to the high standards set before me by Presidents of the Mac·FACS Alumni Association.

It has heen a very busy and ~uccess­ ful year for the Mac-FACS Alumni Association. We have seen our spe­ cialproject, the prescbool playground. develop from the unveiling of the plan to the digging of the din and the instaUation of various ncw picces of equipment. We sincerely thank all those who helped make this dream a reality. A special thanks goes to the small committee that has taken this project under its wing and done a tremendous anlount of work.

We had a very successful annual Careers Night September 30, 1985 We invited nine graduates to return to the campus and share " life After Guelph" with the students in our Col­ lege. We hosted a dinner for the stu­ dents prior to the panel presentation.

The committee in charge of this event was dedicated to excellence and we arc grateful for their labors in this respect.

The annual seminar, "A Special

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Place for

'hildren ," wa.." held in

o ·tober. the first time lhat it had ever been held in the fall ,lnd we appre· ciated your suggestions concerning this. Polly Hill. the consultant for the playground project, was the keynote speaker. Six speakers ran workshops and seminars on various topics deal­ ing with children's play, nutrition, children as consumers. children and the law. and the crying child. We appreciate the members' support for this annual evem and again the team behind it de erves credit for its hard work.

The Board of Directors presented

) 3 scholarships and awards last fal l. It was the first time that we presented beautifully designed cenific<ltes to aU the recipients as tangihle remem­ brances of their awards. These certif­ icates will he presented to everyone who receives an award sponsored hy us in the future.

We ..,vere a.bo present at a special dinner honoring the first presenta· tion of the Mac ',8 Gerontology Research Scholarship.

A committee submitted names for nomination to the UGAA Medal of Achicvt:ment and Alumnus ofHonOllr Our Student Affairs Committee hLL~ heen trying to hring our Association to light in the students' eye~ . We hosted a party for the graduating class that \Va~ well attended and it gave us a chance to congratulate the students on their achievements and invite them to join our Assn iation. This commit­ tee also worked on our hehaU' to help ~upport the student dubs and pro­ jects and to ' upport College Hoyal with remuneration. [\va happy to represent our Asso­ ciation as a judge in this year's Col­ lege Royal and was pleased to evalu­ ;lte and comment on the displays and exhihits at our own College. It was nice to catch that College Royal spiri t again and share il with as many peo­ ple as possible.

[ hope that we have achieved the expectations ofour members. [ thank you for your assistance over the past year. I will remember this valuable experience for my lifetime.

PLAY AREA

PROGRESS

Since the spring of 1985, many changes have been made to the Fam · ily Studies Laboratory School outdoor play areas at Mac·MCS. With the gui· dance of Polly Hilly of Polly Hill and Associ~ltes, Ottawa, and Owen Scott, Landscape Architect of Landplan Col· laborative Ltd., the play areas have taken a new !'>hape, appearance and meaning for the staff, students and children in the program .

TIlfough generous donations to the project and the Alma Mater Fund, it was possible to do extensive land moulding, put in new walll.'ways, con· struct a bike path, and build a two storey playhouse. Worn out pieces of equipment were removed from the area and other items relocated to more appropriate areas. To comple­ ment all uf this, a new concept of block play designed by Polly Hill was added to the facility to provide the opportunity for creative play.

Even though much progress has heen made, there still is a great deal to do. More equipment is required, an extension is needed for the toddler tricycle path and new fencing will have to be instalkd.

To help the fund raisingelforts, the Board of Directors of the Mac·FACS Alumni Association sold over 800 coloring hooks and held a raffle for three Cabhage Patch dolls and out­ fits. Donations were gratefully reo ceived from alumni members, faculty, students and industry.

To completc the project this year, further financia l support is needed.

The Special Projects Committee and the College hope to finish the play area and research facility hy the fall of 1986. This goal can be reached with your support. We hope we can count on all alumni to give LIS a hand in making this project a sllecess. Your donations to the Alma Mater Fund, deSignated for the play areas, can be sent to JohnstOn Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N 1G 2Wl. If you have any questions, contact Toni at 824-4120, ext. 6548.

INTERGENERATIONAL

RELATIONSHIPS

EXPLORED AT CONFERENCE

from Georgetown, East York's Inter· A Conference on Intergenerational generational Teaching Learning Com­ Relationships and Programming was held in 1ay at the niversity. It was sponsored by the Department of Family Studies, the Gerontology Research Ccntre and the Di\;sion of Continuing Education. A grant from the "Child Care Incentives Program", Ministry of Community and Social Ser­ vice, helped to fund the conference.

People from aJl over Ontario attended, including those from educa· tion (early childhood to post second· ary), social services, cnior citizens' groups and recreation departmenL....

The day opened with an inspiring keynotc address from Kalh lyn Thorp, Executive Director - Positive Youth Initiative, ~ladison , Wisconsin, who spoke on "Building lntergenerational Communities".

Participant!'> had an opportunity to discover new program 'onccpts through model program presentations such a'i the "Grand-Teacher Progr.un"

munities (JTLC ), Villa Columbo's Nursing Home and Children's Centre, and McMaster l lniversity's Children'S Centre and Chronic Ward Hospital.

Dr. JOt· Tindale and Dr. Joan Norris, from the Department of Family Studies, spoke on Intergenerational Family Relationships (Grand · parenting) and Implications for Inter­ generational Programs, Debby Stonc· Zukowski (chairperson for the con­ ference ), spoke ahout her initial study on lI1lcrgenerational Programs in Omario which will be continued this spring.

Delegates also got a chance to discus~ issues and share ideas around the conccpt of progranuning and intergent:rational relationships. The day belped to enhance understanding of the bcndits of crossgenerational relationships, and to accumulate ideas ,md infonnation for pJanning activities in communities across the province.

Mac-FACS Alumni Association

Annual Seminar Presents

"Equality For All What It Means For You" focusing on Section 1S of the Charier of Rights and Freedoms

Saturday, October 18, 1986 Keynote speaker will be Patrick Boyer, M.P. (Etobicoke·Lakeshore). Chair· JUan of the Commitlee on Equality Rights. Interest session topics include:

• Mandalory retirement • Employment equity and the part-time worker • Equality issues in pensions • Marital and family status • Cuslody anti family violence • Access by the disabled

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Registration fees (includes lunch) $35.00 General 25.00 Mac-FACS Alumni

SL 7.50 Students

Contact the Alumni Office (519) 824-4120, ext. 6535 to register.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE ALUMNI NEWS

NORMA V. BOWEN MEMORIAL

Dr.

Norma V. Bowen uied :'vlarch Hi, 19R6 at WOl11l'n\ College Ilmpi ­ tal afte r a lengthy illncs~. Dr. Bowcn had heen a professor with t he I kpart­ ment of Psychology since 1')66.

Students n:membl'r her as aClring. friendly person and her death \\ill he a gn:at loss to U1<: student hody. ~he servnl as a faculty liaison to tile I's~ · chology Society anu the Co llegc of Social Science Stuuent Gon:rnmcl1l.

She participated in many Colll'gl' Royal en:nts and encouraged both students anu faculty lO gct in\'oln:,o.

Dr. Bowen was born in Trinidad to a family of children. Her l'arly education was in that cOllnt~ hdore she Ctll11C to Canada in 19'>6 "herl' she completed BA. :mo \lA. degrcTs at the l lniversiry of Toronto and a Ph .D. in psychology at the l ni\ ersity of Waterloo in 1966, She jOined lhe Dep:Uil11cnt of Ps!'cho­ logy at the University of C;lIe lph in 1966 as one of its lounding ml'mhers.

Dr, Bowell made Significant con­ tributions to the L'niyersi ry commull­ ity. At the depanmental len:l. she chai red, at different times, the under­ graduate and graduate c()l11mittee~ , She wa!> regularly lected to the [ inj· vcrsi ty Senate anu also slTved effec­ tively as the Chairman of the Board of Undergraduate St udies and as a me-

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Norma V BOll'ell mhcr

or the

Senate Commitll'e on Planning. She wa" a long· standing Illember o f the [)uctor:lte in Veterinary Medicine Program and Admissions Commillees. ~he served a~ (lre~ident of the l lnhTrsity o f C;uelph raculty Associatio n fro m 1072-7.1 .lIld went on 10 c'hai r the Ontario Confeuerat ion of lln i\'ersi ty Facult\· Associalions in 197'1·75 and was also a mcmber of the Ontario Council for l 'ni\'ersiry Affair5 In 19"'7 Dr Bowen was i n\"ited to Guyana as a consu ltant [() the Minis· try of Education. Social De\'(~ I ()pment and Culture. Wh ile there she pre ­ I l ni\er~iry

pared report and provided advice on the !'letting o f national educationa l goals.

In spite o f a heavy admin istrative comm itment, Dr. l10wen made a point o f setting aside time to make contact with individual <;tlldents in all her cnurses.

Dr. Bowen's early research wa~ centered upon educational issues in cu lturally deprived ch ildren . Over time , her interests broadened con ­ siderah lyas evidenced, for example, by her contribution to the Task Force on tht.' Racial and Ethnic Implications of Po!i'e Hiring, commissioneu by the Solicitor Gl.'llnal of Ontario in 19RO. She was in constan t demand to giYC lectures and sem inars to ilca­ d~mic and community based groups.

In n:u::nt years , Dr. l3owl.'n had initiated a major research project in the area o f ~cxua l harassmen t and wa~ prcparing:l hook basl.'d upon her findi ngs.

Dr. flowen is survi\'l.'d by a son Blair. a 1:\';\"'\'(.'r, and a daughtcr, Bev­ erly, a journalist, both of Toronto, 111e CSS Alumni Association has estahlished a Norma V . Bowen Memorial Fund to augment the fund estab! ished hy the psychology depart ­ melll If you wish to donate to the fund , please send your chequl.' paya­ ble to th~ Norma V. Bowen Memorial fund, Un iversiry of Guelph Receipts will be issued and the fam i!}' advised of the names of donors.

The annual College of Socull Science Alumni Association in COUl'se scholarshIps were presented in March. Photographed following the awards reception are the reCipients: sealed, left, are Joseph Verdimme of Scarborough. Geo­ gmphl', and Karen Kivi ofDon Mills, Political Studies. Standing, left 10 right. are Agnes Van Haererl of Guelph, Sociology al/d Antbro­ pology; !:JIJall'n BCII?)I Of Guelph, Economics; CSSAA president Marian McGee and OS DeanJohn Vanderkamp, Patricia Laidlaw of WOOdstock , Psychology, was unable to til/end.

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ALUMNI DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS

Betsy Allan, CSS '83, has joined the Department of Alumni Affairs and DlTcIopment a~ Alumni I.iaison Co­ ordinator. She returns to Guelph after working as a legislative assistant for a Member of Provincial Parliament.

Betsy is familiar with campus, hav­ ing been a Conference Co-ordinator with the Conference Office at the University during the swm1'er of 198"'.

As Alumni Liaison Co-ordinator, Betsy will support and encollfagc the further establishment of alumni chapters throughout Canada and is co-ordinating the Volumecr~ in Sup­ port ofAdmi5,.'iions (V. LSA) progr;ull.

David F. Brown has joined the Department of Alumni Affairs and De\'(~lopment as Dircctor of Corpo­ rate and Foundation Relations. In this pOSition, he will provide active sup­ pon /I)r the upcom ing capital cam­ paign committees.

David has a B.A. in history from Sir George Will iams University in Montreal and has studieu business at York niversity in Toronto anu McGill Univ('fsity in Montrcal.

He formerly worked as ;Irea sales manager for Canadian Pacit1c Airlines in Toronto and most recently as cor­ por:lle donations officer fl)r Canadian Pacific lim ited in Montreal.

Marilyn Robinson, Mac '55, has joineJ rhe Depanmem of Alumni Affairs and Development as Devel­ opment Ofi1cer, 'he will co-ordinate regional corporate fundraising for the llniver~ity 's capital campaign which will he launched in September.

Marilyn is former Vice-president of Summit Communicators. Guelph. She was also a me mber of the l rniversity's tinard of Governors and a Progressive Conservative canJidate for Welling­ ton South.

Marilyn and her husband, Douglas Robins'on, OAC '53, have five child­ ren (four of them are Guelph alumni) and four grandchildren.

BEQUESTS

OVC has received a bequest of more tban 20,000 from the estate of Dr. Ken McKersie, a 1952 graduate of the College.

McKersie, thc 1983 recipien t )f oves Distinguished Alumnu!> A. ward, was born in Eramosa Township and joined a yeterinarypractiee in Detroit after graduating from ove He later established his own practice in that city.

McKcrsie, who dieu in October 1984, requested lhat the money be 1I cd for OVe's priority needs at the

discretion of the dean . '111C Dean 's Council has sinc{:' allocated the be ­ quest (() the lluman /Companion Animal Bond Fellowship Program.

This program will study how animals and their behavior contribute LO im ­ proving human well-be ing.

OVC has also received a bequest of S15,000 from the estate of Elizabeth L Holdsworth, Stittsvillc. Ontario, a friend of the University. This bequest will be used fur a.n OVC graduate scholarship.

TIle OACs Department of Crop

Science has recein?d a bequest uf 2,O()() from I\:en Fallis OAC '41.

Born in Peterboruugh County, Fallis was associate director and wrec­ tor of the soils and crops branch of the Ontario Depanment of Agricul ­ ture from 194 -; ro 1976. He died in August L985 Mac-FACS has received a bequcst of S 10,000 from the estate of Mary E. Singer. Mac '38D. [l will be useu by the Department of family Studies for rescarch in bmily management or gerontojoh'Y

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All On The Family

GRAD NEWS

(The New Family Studies Curriculum) A conference lor .111Fami ly Stu dies ed ucators spon­ or' cI joint l y by th Ontar io Fa.mily Stucl ies ­ Hom Econom ics Educa­ tor Association and the Co li ge of Fami l and Consumer Stud i s - . Uni­ vers ity of Guelph will h . held : Saturday, September

20, 1986 The 0 <; 1<; IOntario S, hoo l,; Int...rmerll.il(', Senior) cioc umf'nt ld ll, lor ,ignlli( ant rhan~l" In ( urri, Ul,l in ,111 ~ublt'tI ,1rf',1'.

The r Jmlh "tucill:" CUldE'linE', .lntlll1g thl:' Ilr~t 10 bp completE'ri , \,ill iJE' in an imp/t'nl('ntaliun ph,hf' 0\ pr thl" n.'\1 i('\\ VPil r,. TI1!' [lurpo,p 01 Ih" 01lE' rid\' (' 0 11 ­ ircen cE' i> II> ,uppor Ihl; implempn ,1 lion p(ol.e~, bv pC()\'irilng ulrct'111 inim mallon on IhE' Iht'fHv ,\Ild <;thol..lf',hip \\ hl eh unclt'rill" lht' f,lm riy • lUcilE'> (ur­ ri(ulul11, dnd by ,h,1cin~ inform:tlirm ()Il onll' l'xl'f1l pldrv ,1ppll( JUnn) . f h(' ( (li l i('fenCE' ",III illtf'fP<;1 olh('( panilip,ln l, wi; hi ng 10 ke" il ill InUl h WII h \\ h,lI i, h,l [lpenrng 111 (,111111"" Ihe~e dal 5, 1m Ihp l'nllfl:' ridY III ('ontI:'H'IlClng" All On The

Family, For inforl1l,11101l ,1hout fE'g"tr Ilron, phc)ne l )t')'il2.J -1 120,l:'x( 1')'-.

The 205

The 50s

Adele (Blain) Smart, Mac '20, is retired and living in Edmonton. She and her friend Mrs. Grae~serwere the oldest graduates attend ing the Edmonton alumni dinner April .~O .

Harley Deeks, OAC '50. is president of The Molson Companie~ Limited, Edmonton where he and hi~ wife, Barbara (Herring), Mac '48, reside.

The 40s

Steve Strothers, OAC '51, is a pro­ fessor, Animal Science Department, L' nh'ersity of Manitoba. He and Marilyn (Stewart), Mae '54F, live in Winnipeg.

FrankShelton, OAC '41, is the retired President of ShelLOn Hatchery, Bui sevaill, Manitoba.

Don Tweedell OAC '4 1, b retired and living in Harrow.

Dr. Jack Hare , OAC '43, is president of JII. Hare and Associate~ Inc. He has sem i-retired to the west coast from Winnipeg and despite having a triple by-pass in September of 1985, i' continuing the feed additivc bu~i­ nes!'> in thc C ,S.. plu nutritional and biochem ical con lilting.

Dr. Allan Patterson, OAC '43, is a professor in lhe Faculty of Adm inis · trative Studies, University of Manitoba.

Duncan McKeen, OAC "1 9, is retired and living in Owen Sound.

Shirley CRus -ell) Peck, Mac "19, and her husband Gerry, avc '50, live in Des Plaines, Illinois, where Gerry is a veterinarian. Shirley is secretary of Friends of Cniversity of Guelph Inc. Murray Phillipson, OVC "19, is a veterinarian at nlue Cross An imal Hospital, Las Vegas. ,\1urray is also a direcLOr of Friends of Cniwrsity of Guelph,

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Frank Stone, OAC '50, is now general manager ofMaple Seed Inc. in Oak'Ville, Frank was formerly seed manager at United Co-operatives of Ontario,

William A. Tymchuk, OAC ' 5 1, is with the C.:\.l.I3. , Edmonton.

Jack argent , OAC '52, is a Captain with l'nited Airlines Inc., O'Hare Air­ port, Ch icago. He and his wife,Jeanne live in Wheaton, lIlinoi!'>.

Robert Vandenham, OAC53, and his wiJc Mariette have a ranch ncar Okotoks, Alberta. Bob is also involved in Highgate Explorations.

Edward Manuel, OAC ',5A, '59 is director \yieh the Department ofAgri­ culture and Fisherie" Hamilton, Berm uda, Al Rose, OAC '''6, i. a consultant with Ad\'ani , Rose and Cl1.Iit'kshank in Lacombe, Alherta.

James Townsend, OAC '5(, is a professor of Agricultural Engil1(Tring, Lniversity of Manitoba.

Johan Domlaar, OAC '57, is ~enior research sciemisl, Agricullure Canada Rcsearch Station, Lethbridgc, Alherta,

J- Ross ingJeton, OVC '·i9, ha~ retired from the Veterinary Services Branch, Province of Manitoba.

Harold Dodds, OAC '58, is publishcr and manager of Public Press, a dhision ofUnitcd Grain Growers, whieh pub· li!'>hes Country Guide and Canadian Cattlemen, Winnipeg.

Ben Teskey, OAC '49, formerly on the OAC faculty, is retired and living at RR. 3. Guelph.

William Van Ginkel, OAC ' 5~A , i.s primary produClS inspector with Agri­ culture Canada in Guelph,

J. William (Bill) Barnes. 0\ c: 'S9. is a parmer in Barnes Bone Animal Hospital. Chicago. lk is\ice-pn.:sident and trl'a.') url'f otTriends of l lniVl'r!:iity of Guelph, Inc. I Ie and his \-..-ife Carole live in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Lois (Cowley) Mcintosh, Mac '59, is Pre ident, Micro-Mac Products Ltd., Calgary Draga , OVC ' '59 a nd Stan Vesselinovitch, ove '5'7. are both professors at thl' l niversi ty of Chicago.

Draga is lcaching and doing rl'sl'arch in the Department of Pathology and Stan is in the Department ofRadiology, College of Biological Science.

The 60s

Don Taylor. OAC '6--1 , is gcnera l manager. Agricultural ProduCls Di"i­ !>ion. \'{'csted, Winnipeg.

Dr. Owen Scott, OAC '6':; . is prl:­ sident of the Canadian Collaborative Ltd. in Guelph.

Donald Brown, OAC '66, is General ~Ianagn. Tiger Che mica ls Ltd ..

Calgary.

Dr. Elizabeth (Betty Cramer). ~Iac '6() and Dr. Peter Crown. OAC '66, live in Edmo!1lon where lhey are professors at the ITniYcrsi £y of AIherta.

Betty is in the Faculty of Home Econo­ mics and Peter in the Department of Soil Science.

Dr. uann Hosie, OVC '66, ha. been named the ClOadian uirecLOr of the Association for Women Veterinarians representing Women \'cterinarian~ of the America!i.

john McTaggart, OAC '62. is ~eni()r principal and manager of/lay Manage­ ment Con:.ultants Ltd. in Calga.ry.

Allan Knight, OAC '66, b re~earch manager. Dow Chemicab , Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta ,

james Neufeld, OVC '62, is Chief, Veteri narian Sen' jccs Branch , Manitoha grintllure. \Vinnipeg, where he and his wife, Alice (Baker), Mac '62D, Ii\"e.

Dianne (Vernon) Schroeder, OA( : '66, i!> interpretation slIpcr\'i. or, Heri­ tage Park Society in Calga'l .

Byron Beeler, OAC M.S.A. '63, is director of public affairs, CIBA-(,l'igy Canada Ltd. in Mississauga Dr. Nancy Kerr, Mac '6:), is a pro­ fl'ssor in the Facu ty of r lome Econo­ mic!:i, lin ivl'f~ity of Alberla.

Daniel Lietaer, OAC M.SA '65. is a lcachl'f with the H ;l-;ting~ County Board of Education, Bellevilil'.

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Dr. Murray Lankester. OAC '67.

Ph .D '70. a l.akehead l Ini\'(:rsit) bio­ logy professor, ha, htTO appointl:d director of graduate . tudics and re­ search. a new position in Lakehead l 'ni\'erilY's administrative stru/..'lure.

Christopher Thompson. OAC '67 (Eng. ), is director of business de-elopment. 0. Germany Inc. in Troy. '\Iichigan.

Carmen (Leroux) Chrumka. Mac '64, teaches at Sl. Boniface Junior High in Calgary. I Ier husband. john Chrumka. OVC '6.3. is District eterin­ ari;m, Food Produclion and In~pl:ction Br.lnch, Government of Alberta, Calgary.

Robert 8. Channing. Arts ' (JR, is a Senior Consultant with Peat. Marwick and Partnl..'rs, Chartl..'red Accountants in Toronto. HI..: and his w ill.: Sandi live in Mississauga.

Dr.jim MacMillan, OAC '64 . is chair­ man, Agricultural Economics Depart­ ment, University of Manitoba. He and his witl.:. Joan (Bradford). Mac '6'1 Ii\'e in Winnipeg.

David Bates, OAC '69. has been appointed editor. 'nle Countrv Guide, Winnipeg. lie and his wife , Teresa (Murr--.ty). B.S<.:. '68, will he moving to Winnipl'g from Calgary.

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Have you survived Stanley Tours?

Gerald (Gerry) King, Arts '(j9, is a math consullant with the Perth County Board of Education. He and h is wife Brenda live in 'itratford.

Dennis Laughton, OAC '69, is tech ­ nical sales de\-elopment representa­ tive, Rohm Ilaas Canada lnc, Calgary.

His wife Lorna (Flint), Mae '69, is a library assistant

87 A presents T-shirts to remember those dipper years again .

T -sh irts, bu rgundy with grey let­ tering, only $7.

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Allan Stewart, OAC '69, is deputy regional director with the Ministry of atural Resources in London.

The 70s

David Hales, Arts '70, is president. group marketing, North American Life Insurance, Winnipeg.

Darwin Weidemann, OAC '70A, is owner-manager, Darwin's Livestock Enterprises, Irrkana, Alberta.

Lloyd Gratrix, OAC '7 I , (Eng_), is genera l maintenance engineer \virh Elder Mine~ in Saskatoon.

Lee P . (Fullerton) Hobbs, Art '71, is the technica l publications co­ ordinator with the Ministry of Trans­ portation and 'ommunications in Ontario. She lives in Weston, Joe Manchurek, CSS '71, leaches at Lord I3ea\'crhrook High School in Calgary. Ill' is also Director of the Can-Pro Hocke) Academy in Calgary.

Ilis wife, Sally (Sjolander), Arts '70, is employment counsellor, Canada Employment and Immigration COOl­ mission, Calgary.

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Brenda M. (DunJop) Atkinson, Arts '72, is an accOllntant with Rockwell

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Stewart Hamill, OAC '72, is chief of conservation , Greenbelt Division, National Capital Commission, Ottawa.

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Peter Patterson, OAC '72A, i ' land ­ scape foreman with Sheridan Nur­ series in Mississauga, Ron Pitt, OAC '72, is a consultant, Foster Research, Calgary.

onnan Bohn, OAC '73A, is ficidman of Maple Lodge Farms, orval.

Pamela A. (MeNear) Ross, Art!'! '73, is head of the art departmem at Chatham Kem SecondarY SchooL She and her hushand , Hill, live in Chatham.

Dawn M. (Balazs) Balazs-Waquan, Arts '7-i, is the Secretary/Treasurer of Mamawi Oevelopments Ltd. She and her hu band, Archie, live in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta_ MaryJ. (Patterson) Coyle, Arts '74, is a rural development consultant with Guelph 's Sulawesi Regional Development Project She and her husband David Coyle, OAC '78, live in Otta\v~1.

Frank Webster, CBS '74, is program co-o rdinator for Agriculture Canada, \X' innipeg, where he and his wife, Janet (Van Dalen), FACS '74, live.

Thorcuill MacDonald, OAC '75, i. ranch manager, Beef Cattle Research Station, Kinsella, Albena, where he and his wife, Janet, reside .

Bill Mains, OAC (Eng.) '7'5, is Facili­ ties Engineer, Agriculturc Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta.

Daniel Maloney, OAC M.5c. '75, is Continuing Education Co-ordinator, I orthern Alberta Institute of Techno­ lOb')'. Edmonton.

Sandford Smith, OAC '7';, is manager of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in T.unworth.

Elizabeth Webster, CSS '75, is staff development officer , Attorney General's Oepartmcnt, Province of Alberta. She and her husband , Tom Goddard , a graduate in agriculture from thc University of Alherta, reside in Edmonton.

Sara:Jane Gruetzner, OAC '76, is \\'ith the Alberta Heritage Savings Tmst Fund, Edmonton_ Daniel Montgomery, OAC '76A, is manager of Madawn Spray Ltd. in Beamsvilk.

Robert Sinisac, OAC '76, is pastor of the United Church of Canada in Dashwood.

Brian Van Sickle, OAC '76, is pre ­ sident, Brian R. Van Sickle I.andscape Ardlitects, Edmonton.

Jill (Sendall) Shupe, OAC '79, is a technician with the Ilorlicultural De­ partmem, L"niversity of Guelph.

David Vlodarchyk, OAC '76A, is a millwright with General Morors , Windsor Leigh Marshall, OAC, M.Sc. '77, is livestock manager at Manos Poultry in South Australia.

Christine (Reissmann) Paquette, OAC, M.Sc. '77, is superintentknt of data production at Transport Canada in Ouawa.

Sabine (Vablenkamp) Schleese, CBS '77, has spent the last ( almost ) nine years living in Germany. She moved back LO Canada in early June with her hushand, a master saddler and harncssmaker, trained by Pas ier in Germany.

Gregg AlJan, OAC '7S, issales repre­ sentative, Ciba-Geigy, Green Cross, Calgary.

Dale Barry, OAC '7SA, is a landscaper with Westgrow Landscaping Limited, Edmonton.

Peter Bennett, OAC '78, is crop supplies marketing manager, Fcder· ated Co-operatives Ltd., Winnipeg.

David den Otter, Arts '78, is buying assistant with Howmark of Canada and lives in Toronto.

William Joyce, OAC '79, is plant supervisor, Canada Packers Inc. , Edmonton.

Joseph McKenna, C5S '79, is en ­ vironmental technologist, Hudson Bay Oil and Gas Ltd., Edson, Alberta.

David Rogers, OAC '79, and Lexie (Holmes), CBS '77, live in Egerton , Alberta where David is Farm Manager for Rosedale Hog Ranch Michael E. Schwindt, Arts '79, is a consultant with Spicer MacGilIivary, Chartered Accountant, specializing in computers. His wife Nina (de Graci), Arts '81, is presemly finishing a Ph.D. in Italian Studies. They live in Etobicoke.

The 80s

Ian (Sandy) Colquhoun, OAC '80, i ho. pital specialist representative with Merk Frosst Canada Inc. in London.

Lou Fedorkow MacPhail, Arts 'SO, ODH '81 , is working as a tleld reprc­ sentative for the Ontario Federati on ofAgriculture in Niagara, Wentworth and HaHon and lives with her bWihand Craig MacPhai l in llurlingron.

the discon:ry of how tlrst rate our Canadian degrees really ar~ ... I can honestly say that my B.Sc. from Guelph prcparnl !TIC to a much higher levc l for a research degree.: than the qualifi ­ catioll!i olothers obtained in England.

J !lau no diftlculty in being accepted as a graduate student because my background was so obviously broader than mO!iL Also the tlrst department head I spoke ~\"ith asked me about sC\"c ral of the professors in micro­ biology - a great confidence booster.

Moral of the story: be proud of the University of Guelph! " Christine Brajsa, OAC 'R2A, is agri­ culture ofJke r, Plant Health Di\'io;ion with Agril' ultllre Canada in .'\1 ississauga.

William N. Schmalz, OAC '80, is S)'stcms engineer for Hev.lcl t -Packard ( Canada) ltd., Edmonton.

Kevin C. Brettle, Arts '82, is a teacher with the Wellington County Board of Education and live in Fergus.

Ian Shivas, OAC '80, is manager, Strathmore Feed Service, Strathmore.

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laura Brown, )AC 'R2 , is a sales representative. L'pjohn, Winnipeg.

Marion (Steele -Drescher) Vanderkooy, Arts '80, is a consultant with Aouette Canada Inc. She and her hushand, Jacob. live in Guelph.

Jo-anne de Man. OAC 'Sl, has gradu­ ated from the Masters of Business Administration program at the Uni ­ versity of Western Omario and is working with "George Weston" as a manager in the marketing department, Corporate Brands - Ilealth and Beauty products.

Deborah M. (Debbie) Hoekstra, Arts '81 , is a student of theology allhe Cemre for Christian Studies anu !i\'es in Toronto.

Charles Lawrence, CBS ( II K ) '81 , is a medical sales representative for Ciba-Geigy, Edmonton.

Larry Officer OAC '81 , is si te engineer, Cargill Ltd. , Winnipeg.

Christine (Clark) SoHninka, OAC 'St, writes an interesting update from England where she and her husband have been studying at rhe University ofLondon. "One of the most delight­ ful aspects of our year in London was

PaulaJ. Dancy, Arts '83, MA '85, is a reaching master at Seneca College and lin;:s in Toronto.

Karen E. (Hawkins) Mantel, Arts '8.1, is a student of journalism at Conestoga College and lives with her husb,UKI Michael, OAC '8.1, in Guelph.

Fred Bentley, Hon. Doctor of. ience '84. is a consulting agrologist in

Edmonton . Dr. Bentley was a visiting Winegard Professor at the Cniversity of Guelph in 19H2.

Janice E. Gibson, Arts '84 , is a stewardess with Via Rail Canada Inc. She lives in Toronto.

Jennifer Snowball, OAC 'H4, is assistant manager of the Body Shop, St. Laurent Shopping Cemre, Ottawa.

Eduardo Valdes, OAC, M.Sc. '84 , is a research associate with the University of Guelph.

Maureen Dodds, CPS '85 , is network operator, Shell Canada. Calgary.

Stewart M. Donald, Arts 'R) , is a printer with Ampersand and Jives in Gue lph with his wife Melody (Dennison), CBS '84.

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IN MEMORIAM

The lOs

The 30s

The 40s

John C. Duff, OA '14, died January 1, 1977. He was a life member of the OAC Alumni Association.

Ruth M. Rannie, Mac '300, died February 18, 1986 in Calgary.

Robert S. Lambert, ove '-i4, died March L 1986 in Timberlake, Ohio.

He was a veterinarian at the EastwiJ low Pct Hospital.

Iva G. (Everson) Scott, Mac '15 , died on January 4, 1986 in Oshawa.

Harold A. Braithwaite, OAC '15, died November 8, 198<; in Illinois.

Dr. Braithwaite was a memher of the American Medical Association , rhe Iroquois County Medical Association , and the Illinois State Medical Associa­ tion. He wru. a life member of the OAC Alumni Association.

Margaret R. (Kingsboro) Fluhrer, Mac '160, died in Stone)' Creek.

The 20s Phyllis A. (Cockshutt) Barker, Mac , 20, died April 20. 1986 in I3rantford.

Malcolm S. Nelles, OAC '22 , died April 17. 1986 at Ki1can Lodge in Grimsby.

Pannenteir L. Wilson, OAC '22A, died in 1980 in Brantford.

James H. McLeod, OAC '21A and '23 , died Ocwber 20, 1985 in Belleville. He was secretary-treasurer ofthe Moira ruver Conserv.ltion Author­ ity for J 7 years and then he admin­ istered the MRCA's business from J961 -1978, wh n he retired. It was a second retirement. He pnsiously worked with the federal entomologi· eallaborarory. He was 81 years of age when he retired from his third career

HlldaStevens, Mac '300, diedJanuary 25 , 1986 in Minitare, . ebraska.

Ruth Adams, Mac '31 D, died September 7, 198':; in Toronto.

Lome). Lapointe, OAC '31 , died in hatham.

Milton A. Pinkney, aAC '33 ( Friend), died March 10, 1986 in Mississauga. He was formerly with Swift Canadi;m Company Limited.

Paul R. Pittis, OAC '34 , died on August 8 , 198<; in Orillia.

Elizabeth E. Snyder, Mac' ,3')() . died March 15, 1986 in Roseville, Michigan.

Helen M. (Stalker) Scott, Mac '35D, died in October 1985 in Collingwood.

Lenora (Payne) Parent. Mac '350, died in Novcmber 1985 in Sarnia.

Eric M. (Nick) Carter, OAe '37, died February 3, 1986. He taught science at Kltchener-Waterloo Colle­ giate and Eastwood Collegiate until his retirement in 1976. He was a life member of the OAC Alumni Asso­ ciation.

Alfred D. Walberg, OAC '36, M.S.A. '38, died March 10, 1986 in Guelph.

He was in his 75th year and was formcr manager of the United Co­ operatives feed Dh~sjon .

Helen E. Hibbard, Mac ',90, died in Leamington.

Thomas C. Rogers, OAC '22A and '23, died Ikcember 3, 1985 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Frederick E. Blum, OVA '4 I, died February 12, 1986 in Emhro. 1Ic was a lik memher of the ave Alumni Association.

Irwin Erickson, OVC ' 29, died Ocrober 28, 1985 at Tumwater, Washington. Dr. Erickson worked at the u.s. Department of Agriculture for 32 years, retiring in 1972.

Charles). Fox, OAC '44, died April 3, 1986 in Kentville, ova Scotia. He had been an entomologist with the ova Scotia Department of Agricul ­ ture.

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Harold W. Young, OAC '42A and '-i5, died March 12, 1986 in Cayuga.

He was president of H.W. Young & As~ociates and was a life member of the OAC Alumni Association.

Dhiroobhai K. Desai, OVC '47, died March 24, 1986, in (,ujarat, India.

Robert C. Edmonds, OAC '49, died April 13, ] 986 in Hamilton. He was a teacher with the Delhi District Second­ ary S ·hoo!.

The 50s Arnold H. White, OVC '') I . died in October 11)8') in Kentfield , California.

Kenneth).M. Smith. OVC '<;4, died February 22, 1986 in Allen Park, Michigan.

Robert E. McEwen. ove '57, died March 3, 1986 in Kingston . Dr McEwen was a life member of the OVC Alumni Association.

The 60s James P. Downey, avc '65, died March I,) , 1986 at Codrington. He was a life member ofthe OVC Alumni Association.

The 70s Robert Fazackerley, CBS (HK) '70, died sudden ly as the result f a car accident February 19, 1986 at Tichbome. He was head ofthe Physical Education Department at Sharbot Ulke High School.

Woodland Indian Artist

Benjamin Chee Chee Alumni Media is pleased to present 9 reproductions of works bJI the late Benjamin Chee Chee.

These are the only repmductions authorized bJI the artist 's estate.

A mainly self-taught artist, Chee Chee was a prominent member of the second generation of woodland Indian painters.

Unlike many of his contemporaries who employed direct and "primitive" means, Chee Chee·s work was influenced by modern abstraction. His style reduced line and image in keeping with international modern art.

At the age of 32, at the height of his success, Chee Chee died tragically by suicide.

These reproductions are printed on high quality, textured srock and measure 48 em x 61 em (19"x24") .

A Friends

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D Proud Male

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H W ait For Me

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Stln Bird

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