The Cord Weekly Thursday, November 14, 1974 Co-Op Programme Introduced
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Volume 15, Number 9 the Cord Weekly Thursday, November 14, 1974 Co-op programme introduced by Henry Hess At the October 31 meeting of the and it was not until the Senate re- of 1967 and 1973, the number of tant factor in terms of the ability to financial crutch in gettingan educa- university Senate a motion was convened this fall that the proposal universities with such programmes maintain, a viable position in the tion, a substantial number of co-op passed enabling the School of Bus- was given the official go-ahead has grown from 75 to 500. face of possible direct competition students feel that by living at home iness and Economics to institute a necessary to bring it into existence. Some of the Canadian univer- from the U. of W. during their work term they have cooperative programme in Busi- The cooperative programme will sities with co-op programmes are Other benefits that could result been able to finance an education ness Administration. begin with theplacement ofpresent the University of Waterloo, with a from such a programme include fa- which they could not otherwise The proposal for such a prog- second year students in jobs during programme in mathematics, culty benefits from the industry have afforded. ramme had first been approved by the spring of 1975. It will be offered McMaster, with an M.B.A. prog- contacts occasioned by the prog- The proposal, as presented to the the Department of Business on as an option to the regular prog- ramme and Saskatchewan with a ramme in terms of research and ■Senate, will start a class ofone sec- March 29, 1974,and by the Faculty ramme and will initially be limited programme in engineering. curriculum development, and the tion in a single cooperative stream of the School of Business and to 60 students. Another reason put forward to fact that both industry and gov- beginning in the spring of 1975. Economics on April 5. The general rationale behind the justify the introduction ofcoopera- ernment are tending to budget more During thefirst two years the work They then submitted the prop- introduction of such a programme tive programming was that it is felt and more on a co-op basis rather term would be the spring term, dur- osal for consideration by the Se- was an attempt to add Wilfrid to be the most effective defensive than on a summer employment ing the third year it would be the nate at its May 30 meeting. No Laurier to the growing list of North strategy in delaying the likelihood basis. winter and duringthe fourth term it action was taken on theproposal at American universities offering co- of U. of W. starting a business According to informal surveys, a would occur in the fall. that time pending further study, op programmes. Between the years school. It was felt to be an impor- minimum of 50% of the students Students are responsible for their enrolled in the School ofBusiness first spring term placement. Begin- and Economics have indicated a ning with the second spring terms desire for a co-operative prog- (second year), they will be placed ramme. Students participating in in selected jobs. When the co-op programmes at other uni- programme reaches maturity, one versities have found that it has ena- group of students will be on work bled them to make term during each term. Initially the career choices, and in many cases programme will be limited to one the co-op student will command a section. higher starting salary because of his It is felt that the cooperative experience. programme can be introduced Itis also suggested that, although without altering the existing under- co-op should not be regarded as a graduate programme structure. Stepping out by Henry Hess An emergency meeting of the Inter-Residence Council was held on Friday morning, November 8. The meeting was occasioned by the fact that at the Board of Gover- nors meeting, on November 5, an item in therevised budget set aside the sum of $2,148 for the purchase of hair dryers for use by residents of Conrad Hall. It was suggested to the I.R.C. at- theirmeeting on Wednesday that as the hair dryers in question were to be of the hand-dryer variety (like the ones in Thefinance forum covering ancillary services of last year was, as one student said "good, but not good found the Athletic Complex), enough." This yearthere seems to be a lot more planning and it should be a success. See the Cord next and many girls already week for the budgets concerned. possess hair dryers, the monies photo by Chnstopher thus allocated could be better spent on the installation of steps down Jan Beare the bank between D-wing and the Zwolak were seen wandering over Athletic Complex. the bank behind D-wing sometime Finance forum revisited A number of girls sustained in- after the Board of Governors meet- juries last year while attempting to ing in an attempt to assess the by Youngs panel not sev- Fred The student is definite dents have in regards to thebudget. negotiate this route, and it was felt erity of the problem. In any yet, case, For the second year in a row, the however three names have that something should be done to by Thursday Bilyea had in the persons of chosen. Seymour, a conferred administration, been Geoff The forum**********is to be held on Wed- prevent a recurrence of the prob- with Comptroller Tamara Gies- McKay and Bilyea, theBoard winter. Colin Cliff is member of ofGovernors nesday, November 27 from 3:00 to lem this brecht and discovered that organizing a Forum to and a Strong, 4:00 in ■ the Finance dis- student, Michael the SUB Ballroom. Next monies could be re-allocated from cuss the ancillary services budget Chief Electoral Officer and a Cord both week the will publish the hair dryers to the steps without for this year and last year.- of the panel last year, budgets member and that are in question to ease necessarily following through at- Youngs, the The finance forum was an Fred editor of the Cord, the difficulty for students who prescribed channels, provided that tempt by to will compose of see the administration in- three-quarters the would not them beforehand and the Director of Residences, lan form students the ancillary panel. to the on make questioning easier. Beare, made an official request to services budget. Several problems arose out of that effect. Ancillary services is the name last years meeting. It was found This discovery necessitated the given to thoseservices provided by that the time allotted for the discus- O.Canada emergency meeting ofthe I.R.C. to that not sion was far too that the university do deal with short and there discuss the item. Previous to the education directly. was not enough time for questions TORONTO (CUP/CPA)—The meeting Lynne Lougheed, presi- These services are the resi- from the floor. Globe and Mail headline of a story dent ofConrad House Council, had price problem, dences, thedining hall and the To solve this the chair- from its Ottawa bureau was "All- obtained the signatures of house and Tor- man of the meeting, Colin McKay, to quality of food there, the Canadian group in making study council members agreeing to the queRoom and the price and quality has instructed all the panelists to Mackenzie pipeline." change allocation. keep and in ofthe food there and thebookstore. their introductions brief What is this "All-Canadian" During the meeting it was sug- Ancillary services does not, to the point. group? gested by Stephanie Zwolak, format size and however, cover such things as the The and the of the Interprovincial Pipe Line Ltd., subsequently moved, that the panels seemed to work well last Trans MountainPipe Turret and the vending machines Line Co. Ltd. I.R.C. direct itschairman to a year, so it was decided to do it again write which have been placed about the (both controlled by the multina- letter to theadministration through year. major Bilyea campus. These are run directly this The only change tional oil companies), Gulf Oil Cliff the office of the Director of under the" of Tamara Gies- Canada Ltd. Resi- the Student Union operating was absence and Imperial Oil Ltd. Going through normal channels dence requesting that the monies procedure, brecht, Vice-President Controller. (Gulf of per and all the profits Canada is 70 cent would have required submitting a allocated for hair dryers be re- thereof go to the Student Union. This could be a major omission, as owned by Gulf Oil of Pittsburgh petition or the allocation of funds allocated for the installation and Imperial of the The panel representing the ad- Giesbrecht is highly influential in is 70 per cent owned for constructing steps to the Prop- steps. The motion was carried, and Bilyea, in by ministration will consist of Cliff money matters at WLU. Exxon), and Shell Canada Ltd. erty Committee, which meets on the letter was written and delivered Bilyea, his capacity as manager (which is 79 per Business Manager for the business cent owned by November 25. From there it would by 4:00 pm on Friday. school; Gary be able to answer any ques- Royal Dutch-Shell) would appear Lambert, chief ac- should have to go back to the Board of Lan Beare was asked to act by have gone to Gies- to make up this group. countant; Paul Fischer, head of the tions that would Governors, to be approved at their Monday, November 11, in present- Imperial-Exxon owns 33 percent Bookstore and lan Beare, director brecht.