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Canada’S Past Receive Tax Receipts Promptly faces. You began to relax as the bus threaded through the West End and ambled across the Lions Gate Bridge. But whatwas this? The ubc bus was going into North Vancouver .. up Capilano Road. Wereyou really going to Horseshoe Bay . .. to Camp Elphinstone? The alumni driver confessed he wasn’t lost. It was just that his old bus had never madeit up Taylor Way with a full load! Camp Elphinstoneis not for the ~ faint-hearted. The accommodaticmweren’t Volume 35, Number 4, Winter 81 the Hilton but theyjust added to the A Year-End Resolution: atmosphere. Friday night’s icebreaker Remember the Alumni Fund sessions were a hit.The studentswre It’s that time of year again! You’re making lists encouraged to throw out questions.The first, 3 of things to do before January1, 1982. One “Where’s the beach?” smoked out the UBC Seen item found on lota of alumni listsis a Torontonian in the group! To learn a bit about Alumni and Campus News reminder to make their annual donation to the the individualsin the group, each person had 8 UBC Alumni Fund. Gifts from alumni are two minutes to question one other person who The Financial Crunch Comes to UBC used to provide badly-neededfinancial aid for in turn did the same. Itwas amazing tofind RobertJ. Smith students andto assist campus project that that one freshman already had four part-time Alumni Association President enhance the educational experience that UBC jobs. Next question: Whenwas he planning to 11 offers. study? Writing FromOutside Many alumni have written to askif the Friday night’s party and sing-alongwas a alumni fund is no longer sending individual real hit for some and reala headache for Distinguished Alumni Essay solicitations. This year, as an experiment, the others. Saturday morning arrived too Soon and George Bowm’ng fund annual report and a request for donations the serious sessions began. 12 was included in the autumnissue of the Student president Marlea Haugen spoke Whatever Happened to the Chronicle. about the Alma Mater Society and encouraged Federal Education Dollar? A special AlumniFund reply envelope was the students to serve on its many committees. Michael Valpy bound into theChronicle but any envelope “Why Get Involved?”, the keynote addressby 14 addressed to the UBC Alumni Fund,6251 Brent Tynan, a memberof the Student Affairs The Money Game Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, B.C. V6T Committee, was well received, judging by the standing ovationhe received from the group Alumni Summer College’82 1x8 (for U.S. resident alumni the address is before they adjourned to the party at the old Anne MacLachlan The Friendsof UBC, Inc., PostOffice Box 483, Bellevue, Washington, 98004) will reach lodge with the music suppliedby the CITR. 16 its appointed destination. All gifts will The Sunday morning evaluation and The Ghost of Canada’s Past receive tax receipts promptly. Donors are planning session spawned a Frosh Committee And Other Literary Lights reminded that giftswill be directed to areas of which intends to be a functioning group, 22 greatest need unless they specify otherwise. competing in intramurals and planning their spotlight And a Happy NewYear to you, too. From own activities including future New Students 25 UBC .... Retreats. Your Opinion Please The woodsy location, the brilliant sunshine, the tranquil beach surroundedby the A Readership Survey spectacular mountains, the sing-alongs and 30 New Students Retreat: fhose parties were fringe benefits that made the Letters The Essence of UBC weekend special. “A greafway to meet people.” “Could have By the time the buses came to pick up the had fewer speakers but more in-depth group most people had found a friendor two coverage.” “Very informative.” to walk the mile to the Langdale Ferry “Saturday night’s buffet madeup for the Terminal. breakfast and lunch!” These were someof the Pamice Woo comments from the32 students who attended ~~~ ~ ~ ~- the September New Students Retreat at Camp’ Elphinstone on the Sechelt Peninsula. The weekend began, for most, with a mad dash on Friday afternoon from the English The mountains,sea und sun were lmporruntpurrs composition test toSUB to catch oneof two of the Nac Students Retreat.Alumnl presldenr, buses leaving for Camp Elphinstone. Once on Robert Smuh (srundlng) wasu rrsourcepersun foi the busyou found mostly strange but friendly rhe event (see sroy above). Chronicle/Winter 1981 3 The skidof bagpipes stgnaledthe beginning ofan important event in the university’s htstmy: the inaugural dinner ofthe Wesbrook Society. Over 140 alumni and friendsof theuniversiw attended the October 29 event at the Faculty Club. (Above) Dr.Russell Palmer andhts unfe were greeted by (fromsecond, left) George Morfitt, society chairman,Peggy Morfitt(hidden), Chancel1orJ.V. Clyne and Betty Clyneand URC President Douglas Kenny and MegKenny. (Below)Professor emerita Dorothy Somerset chatted unth Beatrice Wood, widowof Prof. Freddy Wood. mHIGH A very spectal momentin the programwas the unvdtng (oppostte page, top) by Robert Smith (left), alumni prestdent, of theUBC Proof of “The FamdvTree,” an onpal lithograph by intmtionaliyknown artist, Sam Black (right). Prof. Black donated 100 coptes of the ltthograph for presentation to therharter members of the Wesbrook Soctecv. (Membership in the society is offered to indivtduals and corporations donating Money at least $1,000 annualtv to UBC.) (Belm,iright, Mrs. Lois Ftsher (left), the only wvman member It is a privilege-and a responsibility It of the Thunderbird section of the Wesbrook allows you freedom, and comes with strings Soctety recnved an updateon UBC athlettcs from attached. athletics directurKohert Hindmarch and his wife. If you’ve got money, the world will beat a If This isFall (Left) LIB(‘pip1~Bruce Thonlson and Peggy path to your door. Everybody’s got the best It Must be Reunions MorfTtt led in rhr hmd table. investment, the safestbuy, the largest return. Reunions, like people come inall sizes and All you’ve got to do is let them use your shapes ....Almost half of the membersof money What youdo with your moneyis your Law’s1 attended their Sept. 2 gathering. In Alumni Branches: business. What the CA cando is make you toting up their distinguished alumni the class Where and Why? aware of how to make the mostof your noted that 18 of their number had joined the finances with proven advice. bench. (Is this a record?) Four faculty members “I’m aUBC graduate living in New York City. A Chartered Accountant can help you who had taught theclass were on hand: Dean I SKK from the Chronicle that there is a branch of the alumni association here. Wouldyou let plan your corporate and personal finances, George Curtis, Gilbert Kennedy,Roy Herbert and Charles Bourne.... had its dayOct. me know who to contact for further select tax shelters and ensure the taxman gets Law ’71 3 when 120 attended their 10-year reunion at information?’ what he is entitled to-nothing more, the Four Seasons Hotel.... Nursing ’61 held a Now that’s just the sort of thing the nothing less. two-day reunion with brunches and dinner members of the branches committee like to Chartered Accountants can be found at with 37 attending.... Home Economics ’61 hear. It’s their job to plan programs for alumni the helm of many of Canada’s best-run celebrated with a luncheonat the Faculty living away from Vancouver thatwill help businesses, educational institutions and Club ....Applied Science ’46 and ’51 and all the keep the alumni in touch with UBC. Thereis a government bodies. 1956 classes met October 24 for a dinner wide variety in tvpesof events - open houses, The high standards and provenskills of dance at the graduate student centre. Nearly displays, speakers andsocial events, but they all offer alumni an opportunityto renew links the Chartered Accountant are the inside edge 200 enjoyed the event..... The sameevening the Vancouver Rowing Club hosted the fifth with UBC and to meet other alumni living in for you - your money. and UBCNRC reunion. A large crowd was on their locale. Institute of Chartered Accountants hand to meet thenew UBC rowing coach Boris Programs are formulated and organized of British Columbia Klavora and formercoach Frank Read. Itwas with the assistanceof a local representative to the first time that UBC‘s women rowers had ensure that they areof interest to alumni living participated in the reunion. (Thewomen’s in the area. Oneof the newest branch crews were first formedin 1977.).... The ice programs involves someof UBC’s peripatetic hockey alumni won their 7th annual game faculty members who have offered to speak to against the Thunderbirds, 5-4, in overtime, alumni gatherings on their academic Oct. 17. A dinner-dance followed the game. excursions. “Reunion team of the year” was the’62-’63 The branches committee is actively seeking Birds, winners of the first-ever national additional branch contacts. Ifyou have some championship. time to offer UBC, the committeeor your local 4 Chronicle/Winrer 1981 Immersion in France The University of Tours in the fabulous Chateaux Country offers one month language coursesfor beginners to ad- vanced students of French.Afternoons are free to enjoy faculty-conducted ex- cursions in the beautiful Loire Valley, Brittany, Normandy, etc. Our low rateincludes scheduled return flights to Paris, university residence accommodation, most meals,tuition, group transfers from Paris! Departures on June 30,July 31 and August 31. Inclusive prices from Toronto, Montreal, Maritimes $1698.00 WesternCanada cities $1998.00 Immersion in Spain One month courses in Spanish at the Centro de Espanolfor beginning toad- vanced students of Spanish.To enhance learning, accommodation is with a Spanish family and includes three meals daily. Tuition, transfers and return flight to Malaga are alsoin- cluded in this lowprice.
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