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. I BANKOF MONTREAL r-""""""""""""""- I "4 1 Bank of Montreal Please send me, without obligation, Public Relations Department, copies of your foldcr on the E P.O. Box 6002, Bank of 3lo;ltreal University Edu- I Montreal 3, Que. I Volume 16, No. 4 - IT inter, 1962 Contents EDITOR 4 Editorial Frances Tucker,BA’50 “Frunklin E. Walden, BCom’38 5 The University BUSINESSMANAGER I) Undergraduate Views Gordon A. Thom, BComm’56, MBA (Maryland) 10 Report on Canadian 1Jniversity Libraries ”Joun Selby, BA’44, MS(Col.), MLS (Wash.) EDITORIAL COMMITTEE 13More Sports not Sporting Events “Wilfred E. Ruzzell, BA’52, PhD (Illinois) Cecil Hacker,BA’33, chairman 14 Teacher Training in British Columbia Inglis (Bill)Bell, BA’51,BLS (Tor.) “Leslie R. Peterson, LLB’49 Mrs. T. R. Boggs, BA’29 16 One-Man News Service “Fred Fletcher, ’63 David Brock,BA’30 18 Then - and Now AllanFotheringham, BA’54 -John V.Clyne, BA’23 John L. Gray, BSA’39 2 0 Alumni spcak out on Junior Colleges -Tim Hollick-Kenynn, BA’51, BSW’53 F. P. Levirs,BA’26, MA’31 22 Forty-two Alumni Scholarships Eric Nicol, BA’41, MA’48 24 Alumni Association 29 Alumnae and Alumni 42 Alumni Association Directory Publishedquarterly by the Alumni Association of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Can- ada.Business and editorial offices: 252 Brock Hall, U.B.C., Vancouver 8, B.C. Authorizedas second class mailby the Post Office Department,Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. The U.B.C. Alumni Chronicle is sent free of charge to alumni donating to the annual giving programme and U.B.C. DevelopmentFund. Non-donors may receivethe magazine by paying a subscription of 63.00 ayear. BOOKS,PERIODICALS, VOICE-TAPE AND hlICROFlLM ARE ALL LIBRARYRESOURCES. DISPLAY ARRANGED FOR US BYBASIL STUART-STUBBS OF LIBRARY’S DIVISION OF SPECIAL COLLEC- TIONS. REPORTON STATE OF CANADIANRESEARCH HOLDINGS IN HUMANITIESAND SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SERIOUS LACKS WITH PARTICULARREFERENCE TO LrBC’S LIBRARYWILL BE FOUND ON PAGES 10-12. 3 Alumni Rights and Responsibilities N the fall of everyyear graduates make their way education can only be met by public levies. The gov- ’ I backto the University for “Homecoming”. Some ernment has no magic and painless source of revenue, come annually, some occasionally, many think it would ithas only oneultimate source: the individual tax- be agood idea, yet never quite get around to it. But payer. We must press to see that in the governmental ‘ whether they actually make the pilgrimage or not, for allocation of our money, adequate recognition is gwen most graduates just thinking about it conjures up nos- to the needs of higher education. talgicmemories. Inevitably there is anappraisal of Theapparent need can neverbe met, of course, hopes fulfilled or dreams unrealized. if there is an open-door policy at the University. While Forsome of us thegraph of realizationagainst nonewho have the capacity and desire to continue anticipationis disappointing, for others it is gratify- academic work should be denied, practical and schol- ing andperhaps surprising. But whatever the chart astic reasons dictate that only those who are qualified mayfinally show, its hopeful pattern wasprobably shouldgain admittance. Standards of admissionmust set atthe University. Ashortfall oran amplefulfil- berigidly enforced. If “latebloomers” suffer, some ment is a matter of chance and individual competence, way other than the disappointment and frustration of but the opportunity was provided by the University. an impressive list of failures in first and second years For this,every graduate owesa debtto the Uni- must be found to identifythem. versity. One recognition of this debt is in the endorse- The responsibility for setting andmaintaining stan- mentby theAlumni Association of theprinciple of dards lies with the educators and the University. Res- equality of educationalopportunity. This recognition ponsibilityfor financial assistance, not only tothe must, however, be more than a polite bow in the direc- Universitybut to deserving students as well,lies with tion of an idealisticprinciple, it must betranslated the community at large and with University alumni in into positive action. particular. Most of us live in B.C. and must be concerned with If,as alumni, we believe we havesome special alllevels of education,but as alumni our chief con- rights in thedirection of higher education, we also cern is with higher education associated with the Uni- have somespecial obligations. Every graduate has versity. Wemust first be concerned that the class- been a charge on the public purse. None would think roomand teaching facilities atthe University are itnecessary to assess andrepay this charge in full, adequateto provide for all who are qualified for butall should recognize thatit exists. The bestway advancedacademic work; we mustthen be sure that to recognize its existence is by a tangible and continu- thosewho are qualified have the opportunity to use ingcontribution to the University. We can exert our thefacilities. rights as citizens, and as alumni we can make at least Provision of buildings andequipment in apublic token individual sacrifices through our Alumni Annual , universityis primarily the responsibility of govern- Giving Programme. Let us restake our claim to a voice ment,as is the provision of operating funds to make in University affairs by doing both. up the difference between reasonable student fees and costs of operation. Alumni and the community gener- ally have shared the first of these responsibilities with government many times, and particularly in the Capital Gifts Campaign of a few years ago. Students continue an amazingrecord of fillingin, by their own efforts, the gaps between the essential and the desirable. This assistance will continue.But, astaxpayers, UBC alumni are fully aware that mounting costs ofhigher AlumniAssociation President 4 The University DeunSoward, OHN BARFOOT MACDONALD was officially environmentman has never been more Institure’s J.Installed as President of theUni- lost, never less sure of the difference be- first speaker versity of British Columbia on Thursday, tweenright and wrong, never more un- in January October 25, the day before Autumn Con- certainabout the meaning of life,never gregation. morefrustrated in meeting hisresponsi- Dr. Macdonald was robed by Dean bilities.’’ Vancouver Institute Soward,senior member of faculty,and Knowledge,said the President, is the key toresponsibility, but knowledge it- The VancouverInstitute’s Saturday welcomed as President by Charles eveninglectures are held at 8:15 in Bourne,representing the faculties of the selfgives man merely the ingredients of Room 106, Buchananbuilding, UBC, University,Frank E. Walden,the Uni- a solution. unless otherwise announced. versityalumni, Douglas Stewart, repre- “Thegoal of highereducation is to January 12 Dean F. H. Soward,Faculty senting the students, and Thomas Grant, challengethe mind, the heart and the of Graduate Studies, UBC for the staff of theUniversity. spirit of manand to create wisdom out 1962-ARtsview of International Dr. Macdonald’sinaugural address of knowledge.” Affairs. was on “Excellenceand Responsibility”. (Joinfly sponsored by the Vancouver Excellence he describedas superb per- AutumnCongregation branch,United Nations Association and theCanadian Institute of International formance in whatever field. FOURHONORARY DEGREES were conferred Affairs) “TheUniversity of BritishColumbia atAutumn Congregation, the day after January 19 ProfessorGeorge Wood- must haveclearly defined and expressed Dr.Macdonald‘s installation asPresi- cock,Department of English,UBC, re- goals. It mustinterpret these goals to dent. cently returned from a year in India thepeople of theprovince and to the Dr. Claude Bissell, President of the lhe Mountainsand the Plain: nation. Yes, we want excellence, we will University of Toronto, was given an hon- Peopleand Places in Northern strivefor it. We will demand it of staff orarydoctor of lawsdegree, with Sir India. and students. Yes, too, we recognize our RonaldGould, general secretary of Na- January 26 Dr. John B. Macdonald, responsibility for higher education in the tionalUnion of Teachersin Great Bri- President of theUniversity of British province,we will dowhat is wise and tain,and Dr. J. F. K. English,deputy Columbia practicalto meet the needs in terms of minister of education for B.C. Sir Ronald HigherEducation: The Way For- ward. numbers of students and we will promote Gouldgave the Congregation address. and encourage and help to develop other Dr. I. M. Lerner, recognized as one of Febmiary 2 ProfessorWilfred Watson, Department of English,University of institutions of higher learning, not in our the world’s leading geneticists, and chair- Alberta own image, but to meet the demands and man of the department of genetics at the TristramShandy and the Comedy challenges of a growing and adventurous University of California, received the de- of Early Modern Science community. This is our goal for this gree of doctor of science. Dr. Lerner is (Jointlysponsored by UBC Festival of University--the pursuit of excellence.” a BSA and MSA of thisUniversity and the Arts and the Poetry Centre) On responsibility,the President said: a PhD of California. February 9 Dr.Peter Misch, Professor “A second:and no lesser objective for Dr. English, who is a graduate of Al- of Geology, University of Washington the Universitymust be to help modern berta,look an MA at UBC, and is a A Geologist and Climber’s Explora- man to come to grips with the agonizing doctor of education of University