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■ A Canada Poataa ■ *wt Canada 1 r*~IlMJi r«n1 *>rlD«y* y Third Troisieme class classe 383 A Vol.17 No.18 The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B8 May 7,1981 ' Hours of paperwork EXAMINATIONS at Western may have ended May 5, but the job of mark jnyk, a course assistant in the Faculty of Science, helps mark some of the 310 ing papers is far from being over in many departments. Above, Irene Kra- papers turned in by students in Biology 201. Another coffee, please! University will be prepared Next issue for any move to cut Grade 13 on May 21 Western News is Implications of eliminating review committee report which attention to its ramifications for Matriculation, if their academic academic planning and pro records meet — in terms of sub published every two weeks Grade 13 in Ontario will be ex calls for abolition of Grade 13 by during the summer mon 1988 and the telescoping of five grams at Western. ject matter and standing obtain amined by Western’s Senate ths. The next issue will be years of secondary school into “There are major implications ed — the requirements for admis Committee on Admissions and available on Thursday, four. Ontario is the only province for Western in the way it sion to UWO and to a recognized Academic Programs Policy. May 21. Vice-President Academic with a fifth year of secondary organizes its academic year and university in their own province. Clark Leith yesterday requested school. its programs,” he said. (Continued on Page 4) the SCAAPP study in response to Prof. Leith said SCAAPP will “Thorough study of the implica the Ontario secondary education examine the Grade 13 issue with tions is necessary.” A move to eliminate Grade 13 would mean, for one thing, a Indecent assault higher demand for admission to First Year at Western, the Vice UWO student flow President said. The University would have to take this fact into on student jogger account in its admissions pro to Huron dropping cedures. UWO security and London Uity The female student reported Another implication, he noted, police are seeking a man who in that she was jogging when a man Competition for dollars is stem been about 33 per cent over the is the prospect of secondary decently assaulted a 19-year-old leaped out of the bushes, in ming the flow of students to past couple of years. school graduates who might want student jogger on campus April decently grabbed her and fled. to enrol in university at mid Huron College from the main “We are very sensitive to the 30. The suspect is described as be campus for optional courses at fact that the number of students term. A semester system could The indecent assault occurred ing white, male, about 20 years the College. who are coming to take Huron be among the possible options to about 5:30 p.m. on a trail leading old, thin build, 5’9” to 5’10”, short be considered at Western. Huron College Corporation, the classes has in the last few years from the Medway parking lot to a curly, sandy-coloured hair and institution’s governing body, was dropped quite sharply due to a At the present time, about 88 series of apartment buildings on clear complexion. told that there has been a signifi closer direction of those students per cent of UWO students are Richmond Street. The location The rape suspect still being cant drop in students from UWO by their advisors in terms of tak graduates of Ontario high was not far from the site of a re sought by ci^y police is described enrolling in courses at Huron, an ing options on the main campus,” schools. Students from other pro cent rape which occurred near as 5’5” to 5’7” in height, shoulder affiliated college. Dr. Morden reported to the Cor vinces in Canada are eligible for the campus, although security of length light, brown, wavy hair, Huron College Principal J.G. poration last Thursday. admission to First Year at ficials believe there is no connec about 17-18 years, with bad acne Morden said the reduction has (Continued on Page 4) Western on the basis of Senior tion between the incidents. and pock marks on face. M iscellany Museum ingly put together some of these pieces over the centuries. opening People.. .People.. .People... From the unsolved mystery of the extinction of the Lorna Rees-Potter, a doctoral student in the School of dinosaurs millions of years ago, to the shape of constella Library Information Science, has been appointed to the tions in the distant future, The Cosmic Puzzle provides May 21 Task Group on Electronic Information and Technological an amusing and thought-provoking look at our universe. Influence of the Ontario Public Libraries Programme Regular show times: Tuesday to Friday, 3 and 7:45 p.m.; Review. The five person Task Group is expected to submit Saturday and Sunday, 12:30,1:45, 3 and 7:45 p.m. Admis Ontario Lieutenant-Governor its report to the Ministry of Culture and Recreation by sion: Adults, $1.75; senior citizens, students and children, John Aird will officially open the February, 1982...Sheila Connell has been named Second $1.00. new UWO Museum of Indian Ar Vice-President of the United Way of Greater London... chaeology at ceremonies on May 21. Ontario Polytechnic Education Among the numerous ‘Pharmacotherapeutics’ dignitaries invited to attend the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute has recommended a firm special opening ceremonies are The Department of Family Medicine, in co-operation government management role in development of Minister of Culture and Recrea with the Committee on Continuing Medical Education, polytechnic education in Ontario to ensure relevance and tion Rueben Baetz, Minister of In Faculty of Medicine, will present a lecture series, “Phar lack of duplication in the programs. In response to the On dustry and Tourism Larry macotherapeutics in Family Practise” on Wednesday, May tario government’s green paper on polytechnic education, Grossman, and Minister of Con 31 at 1 p.m. in Auditorium B, University Hospital. Chair released September 25,1980, Ryerson states that the sumer and Commercial Rela man is Dr. C.W. Gowdey, Professor and Chairman, Depart government should view polytechnic education as “parallel tions Gordon Walker. ment of Pharmacology and Toxicology. The course is aim and complementary to other forms of postsecondary educa Also invited are a number of ed at “the meaningful and pragmatic use of drugs for the tion”. The report describes polytechnic education as vital civic, provincial and university practicing physician”. to industrial development for advanced skills training and officials. it advocates a government-industry applied research fun The Lieutenant-Governor will ding scheme. Polytechnic education should also respond to unveil a stone plaque to officially In the steps of Boyd, Brott societal needs in the classical arts and science, says Ryer open the new Museum on a five- acre Neutral Indian village site. The first round of eliminations in the Canadian Music son. Competitions, 1981 will be held in the Recital Hall, UWO The Museum cost $600,000 to Faculty of Music, on Sunday, May 17, beginning at 6:30 build and equip, with most of the p.m. and on Monday, May 18, beginning at 10 a.m. Some Solar energy projects money coming from private donations. It includes computing former CMC winners have gone on to become national and Solar energy was the topic of project presentations by international artists: Liona Boyd, Boris Brott, Louis Lortie, facilities, a graphics facility out two final-year Mechanical Engineering students at UWO to fitted with a process camera, a Andre Laplante, William Aide, to name a few. The CMC is a recent meeting of the London Chapter of the American a nation-wide, non-profit organization “which encourages fully environmentally-controlled Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning display area, and an up-to-date young Canadians who have significant talent and substan Engineers. Lisa Leipciger spoke on “Solar Assisted Heat tial promise”. The competitions in London this year will research laboratory and artifacts Pumps” and Paul de van der Schoeren spoke on “Solar storage area. feature string players, age sue to 25, pianists, age sue to 25, Heating for the UCC Swimming Pool”. Both students work Public opening of the new string ensembles and students of guitar, winds and voice. ed under the supervision of Prof. R.K. Swartman and their Museum for the summer is May Admission is free. A pre-competition festival will be held at presentations were based on Engineering course projects. Mount St. Joseph, the Recital Hall, on Sunday, May 10 at 22. 2:30 p.m. News reporters will get a $32,120 for study “sneak preview” of the Museum on May 11 at a special Media Paragraphs out of order UWO researchers at the Children’s Psychiatric Research Day. Reporters will tour the Institute has been granted $32,120 for a two-year study of facilities and talk to Museum Typographical gremlins attacked a Page 1 story in behaviour training techniques and language skills with director Dr. William Finlayson, Western News April 30, leaving the first five paragraphs developmentally handicapped children. The study is in con Dr. Wilfrid Jury, the honorary transposed. The first two paragraphs of the story, ‘Govern junction with Surrey Place Centre in Toronto. The grant to founding director of the Museum, ment reverses visa student position’ were in fact Western was one of 13, announced last week by the Ontario and Dr. Elsie Jury. paragraphs four and five in the original, and paragraphs Ministry of Community and Social Services, for child- three, four and five in the published version should have A ‘cherry picker’ will also be related studies.