UNIVERSITY NEWS BULLETIN Volume 20 Number 41 November 4, 1976 New Vice - President, Administration Charles C. Ferguson has been appointed Vice "In both of these positions," said Prof. President, Administration of the University Forster in making the announcement, "Mr. of Guelph, President Donald F. Forster Ferguson has played an important role in a has announced. Mr. Ferguson will succeed number of University committees including Wilfred W. Bean on January 1, 1977. The the University Centre building committee, the appointment also includes the responsibility committee on University governance, and of being secretary of the University's Board the research advisory board. I am confident of Governors. that his wide experience and expertise in the Mr. Ferguson, 46, who has been at the administrative affairs of the University will University of Guelph since 1967, served the be very beneficial in his new position." past year as director of administrative services. A native of Toronto, Mr. Ferguson attended Prior to that, he held the position of executive University of Toronto schools. From 1950 Charles Ferguson. assistant to the Vice-President, Administration. to 1954 he attended the Canadian Services colleges at Royal Roads and Royal Military College, receiving diplomas from both institu Freshmen lack adequate writing skills tions. In 1956 he graduated from the Univer sity of Toronto with a B.A. degree. He also A test administered to almost 2,000 incoming our society that mean less reading and obtained an M.A. from the University of students at the University of Guelph suggests writing by young people in their daily lives Waterloo in 1967. Before coming to Guelph that more than half of them may be hampered cannot be overlooked," President Forster Mr. Ferguson served as a lieutenant in the in their university work by an inability to added. Canadian army with service in Korea, Europe write clear, effective English. The test's results "The University is confronted with a and Canada. Following that he was a secondary are consistent with those found in similar tests problem that can hardly be ignored," Presi school teacher in Sudbury and Kitchener. conducted at other Ontario centres. dent Forster continued. While an adequate Mr. Ferguson has served as one of two President Donald F. Forster made this state solution may not be easy to find, he pointed University representatives on the University ment last week in releasing a report on the out, Guelph may be better able than other Centre Board, as chairman of the University "College English Placement Test" taken volun universities to cope with the problem in Centre finance committee and as a member of tarily by first semester students of all programs the short term, because Guelph already offers the University Centre executive committee. following registration in September. a composition course to science and agricul He has served as a member or officer of the The test, taken by 72 per cent of the fresh ture students. Although not originally desig bookstore advisory, food services advisory, man class, was in two parts: first, an "objec ned for remedial purposes, the existence of furniture standards, liquor advisory, metrica tive" section, with questions about essay pre the course has given opportunity for a team tion, registration procedures and parking paration, paragraph construction, grammar and of teachers to work and experiment on committees. punctuation and second, a short, argumenta methods suitable in a university setting for Mr. Ferguson was a founding director and tive essay. The test was intended both to give teaching and testing composition skills. secretary of the Faculty Club of the Univer the University a rough measure of how many President Forster also added that the semester sity of Guelph and a member of the organizing students might have writing problems and to system might be an advantage in taking committee and then honorary secretary of give the students information about their own i mmediate action. The Huntsman Marine Laboratory. He is a skills. Students will be shortly receiving their In the long term, the report suggests, uni member of a number of professional organiza own scores and some comparative data. Indi versities should not be doing remedial work tions, including the Committee on University viduals will be counselled appropriately. in English composition. "If we are in the Services and the Canadian Association of The results of the test suggest that about long run to remedy the deficiency," it states, University Business Officers. Mr. Ferguson 25 per cent of the students would have "then either the high schools or the universit has also served the Boy Scout movement in the serious difficulty in coping adequately with ies, or preferably both, are going to have to local area. university level work. About a further 40 demand the achievement of the appropriate He is married to the former Mary Morgan per cent seemed to have problems which skills in students planning post-secondary of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson have two could be overcome with some remedial work. education." children, Susan and Robert. q The report, submitted to the President by The report recommends that long-term Dean Tom Settle of the College of Arts, strategy should include provision for a test suggests that the poor showing of students in of comprehension and of comprehensible Alternatively, the universities might decide this and other recent tests of English compos writing with the score to become part of on a test to be administered centrally to all ition and grammar should not be blamed only the student's record. Perhaps the high schools university applicants. on the high schools. Universities share the could administer a uniform test, the report Recommendations on how to cope with the blame, for not making skill in writing an suggests, "as an integral part of their attempt problem in the short-term will be considered entrance requirement. "Social changes in to live up to the new curriculum demands." by appropriate University committees. Li A timeless reference on pork industry Pork, a colorful, informative text book about scribe the making of wieners, hams, canned Canadian pork, was recently released by the meat products, sausages and bacon. This Canadian Pork Council. This publication is chapter covers not only how the curing is noteworthy because not less than six contri accomplished, but why it is necessary, and butors have ties with the University of Guelph. how the ingredients affect the meat. Two faculty members, two former faculty A former retailer, H.W. Piper, describes members, an alumnus and a member of the the process from meat packer to retail store. University's staff were involved in the project. As Vice President in charge of Meat Operations Seldom does such a diverse, acknowledged for the A & P company, he gained a thorough group of experts come together on a single knowledge of purchasing, marketing and project. Each of the seven chapters was writen consumer concerns. A fold-out pork chart, by a recognized authority. The result is a prepared especially for the book, shows the John Powell presents "Inside Rugby" to book that is entertaining, informative and retail cuts and their origin from the whole Margaret Beckman. of interest to anyone who enjoys a sizzling carcass. This chart is available separately as pork chop or a slice of juicy pink ham. a poster for display purposes. Pork got its start as a project of the Ontario The preparation of pork is the focus of a Inside Rugby Pork Producers' Marketing Board, which chapter by Dr. Mabel Sanderson, now retired guided the project through the writing, from the College of Family and Consumer An autographed copy of Inside Rugby; The design and layout stages. The Canadian Pork Studies. She presents basic principles of meat Team Game has been presented by the author, Council, then took on the project as a nation preparation which optimize nutritional value John T. Powell, to the University Library. al project. and cost. Luscious color photographs of pre In discussing the work with Mrs. Margaret The meat industry in Canada has enjoyed pared pork dishes highlight the chapter. Beckman, chief librarian, Prof. Powell, De a long and colorful history. Larry Campbell, Finally, the book discusses how pork is partment of Human Kinetics, emphasized the OAC '63, and director of information for utilized by the human body. Professor Dave fact that the book is not geared to the expert; the Meat Packers Council, drew from rich Stanley, Food Science, compares pork with it is not intended for the player or the coach; historical material. His account of the early other meats and foods. He covers such rather it is aimed at the novice, the beginner. ti mely subjects as cholesterol, nitrosamines, In the 108 page volume, the author has food additives, and meat analogues. disassembled the game of rugby into 13 parts, Pork Mary Cocivera, Department of Information, including a glossary and an interpretation of worked with the editorial committee and the the rules, illustrating each with action photo individual authors to edit the chapters. The graphs of University of Guelph players by result is a continuity of style throughout the Norman Lightfoot. book, despite the number of individual authors. Published simultaneously by Henry Regney Pork is available through the Canadian Pork Co. in the United States, and by Beaverbook Council, Ottawa from your local book store, Publications in Canada, Prof. Powell's book is in either soft cover or hard cover editions. q available in both hard and soft cover editions. Disraeli letters found in Hamilton The exciting discovery of some Benjamin collection was recently purchased by Queen's Disraeli letters, in the possession of a Hamilton Archives. The new letters contain a compre steel-worker, was related to members of the hensive day-to-day account of the business of Humanities Association, Guelph chapter, by Disraeli's cabinet. butchers, producers and processors sheds Dr. John Matthews, Department of English, Queen's University Disraeli Project has light on Canadian customs and life styles Queen's University, October 27. been in operation since 1972. At that time, throughout the past decades. Dr. Matthews told his listeners that the some 2,800 letters were known to exist. By Sten Berg, a former pork producer from letters had been considered lost since the turn 1973 nearly 10,000 had been located and Alberta and former president of the Canadian of the century. since then Dr. Matthews and his investigators Pork Council, describes his pork production The letters, 27 in all, were written to Sir have found 6,000 more. The project is operation, which bears no resemblance to the William Hart-Dyke, seventh Baronet of staffed by English, history and politics grad stereotyped pig sty of the popular literature. Lullingstone Castle, Kent, who served as uate students, post-doctoral fellows, and What happens in the slaughterhouse is Disraeli's chief party whip during the last has the support and interest of a host of described by Dr. Wayne Gillis, formerly on three years of his term as British prime minis Disraeli scholars and enthusiasts in Canada the faculty in Animal and Poultry Science ter (1878-80). and Britain. The project also has financial and currently head of Beef Cattle Production The letters eventually came to Sir William's support from the Canada Council. for Agriculture Canada. Accompanied by grandson, Sir Derek Hart-Dyke, the ninth The first two volumes of a series called illustrative color photographs of the J.M. Baronet and an employee of the Steel Com The Collected Letters of Benjamin Disraeli Schneider Inc. in Kitchener, Dr. Gillis' account pany of Canada in Hamilton. An Alcan will be published in 1978, with microfiche covers the processing operation to the whole employee in Kingston read about Queen's copies of the relevant letters attached. sale cuts stage. Disraeli Project and remembered being shown The next Humanities Association lecture Professor Ron Usborne, Department of these letters by Sir Derek when he worked will be held Tuesday, November 20, 8 p.m., Animal and Poultry Science, discusses curing with him at Stelco. He notified Dr. Matthews, Music Room 107, Arts building. Dr. Jacob methods and sausage production for pork. senior editor of the project. Dr. Matthews Amstutz will speak on A Portrait of the Young Fascinating text and color photographs de- went to Hamilton to investigate, and the Jung. q 2 University choir honoured of her career to musical plays (she was a November 1, 1976 member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company The University of Guelph Choir, along with at one time, playing Gilbert and Sullivan), Board of Governors approved, as of January 1, the Ontario Youth Choir, has been chosen by but she also appeared in other plays, including 1976, the following fees for visa students: the Ontario Choral Federation to be the "core O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars. The $650 per semester for full time graduate visa choir" for the performance of Handel's place of the talk will be announced shortly. students; $750 per semester for full time under Israel in Egypt in May, 1977, director of graduate visa students; $50 per semester regis music Professor Stanley Saunders announced tration component, plus a course fee of $300 recently. Engineering award per semester, to a maximum of $650 per This musical masterpiece will be performed Professor Frank Theakston, School of Engineer as the final evening concert of the Guelph semester, for part time graduate visa students; ing, has received the Canadian Society of $150 per course per semester for part time Spring Festival Sunday, May 22, 1977. The Agricultural Engineering Award for excellence undergraduate visa students. "core shoir" will form the nucleus of the in teaching, research, and extension in the 400-voice choir that will be drawn from all structural field at the Agricultural Institute of Board of Governors announced the appoint over Ontario and which will be supported by Canada Convention held in Halifax, Nova ment of Charles C. Ferguson as Vice-President, the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Ottawa. Scotia this summer. The award is sponsored Administration, effective January 1, 1977. The performance will be conducted by the by the Canadian Sheet Steel Institute and Other appointments announced were: W.G. renowned British conductor, David Willcocks. consists of an engraved gold wrist watch. Barker, professor and chairman, Department Mr. Willcocks, now director of the Royal Theakston received a similar award in 1963 of Botany and Genetics, effective June 1, 1977, School of Church Music, was previously the from the American Society of Agricultural and Kenneth Myers, professor, Department of director of the choir of King's College Chapel, Engineers and sponsored by the Metal Build Zoology, effective January 1, 1977. Cambridge, a world-famous choir which made ing Manufacturers' of America. He is the only many recordings. Canadian to hold this award. Board approved the annual report to April The University of Guelph Choir has been A Fellow in the Engineering Institute of 30, 1976, of the University Centre Board. selected to provide a choir of 50 voices for Canada, Prof. Theakston is also a Fellow of The University Centre Board constitution has this major performance. Singers who wish to the American Society of Agricultural been amended to allow presentation of the participate in this musical event should apply Engineers. report to Board of Governors. for an audition with Fred Stoltzfus, director of the University of Guelph Choir. Appoint Edward Johnson concert ments for auditions may be made by calling An addition to the faculty policies now allows for the appointment of adjunct pro Ext. 3127 or 3783. Rehearsals will commence Baritone Theodore Baerg, who has appeared fessors. The purpose of the adjunct appoint in January, 1977. as guest soloist for the University of Guelph ments is to recognize and encourage interaction Summer Choral, is one of the featured soloists Cansave in the annual scholarship concert sponsored between the University and persons in business, by the Edward Johnson Guild Sunday, No government, education, and the arts. The The Canadian Save the Children Fund Christ appointments will be granted to persons with mas card open house will be held Tuesday, vember 7, 4 p.m., St. James' Anglican Church, in or without the University who are qualified November 9, 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 to Glasgow Street, Guelph. to carry specific responsibilities within a 4 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Theodore Hadwen, Mr. Baerg, who will sing songs by Wolf, department related to teaching or research. 27 Barber Avenue, Guelph. Schonberg and Verdi, is one of three award- Adjunct appointments, made on the advice of Everyone is welcome. A special invitation winners to perform in the annual scholarship the department appointments committee and is extended to College Women's Club members concert. Also performing will be Patricia approved by the chairman of the department, and their friends. Snyder, organist, and Lilian Kilianski, contral to. the dean of the college and the vice-president, Tickets may be obtained by writing Box academic, will be made for a period of one Theft 1091, Guelph, or by telephoning 821-7570. to three years. The outboard motor from the orange research boat parked in the lot behind microbiology building was stolen October 26. The unit was a Mercury 500, 50 horse power, with Print sale aids Fine Art students serial number 7022341. Anyone having any information on this University printmaking students in the Depart and finance a Rembrandt etching. The print incident is asked to contact Professor R.A. ment of Fine Art will have the opportunity collection is open on weekdays from 9 a.m. Sonstegard or R. Moccia, Room 120, Micro to market their prints to the public, and hope to noon and 2 to 5 p.m., in the Zavitz Hall biology, Ext. 3064, or the Guelph City Police fully to contribute enough to add a Rembrandt basement. Department. to the Fine Art Print Library. The print sale, The print sale, provides fine art students held annually for eight years, has enabled the with an opportunity to offset their printing Eileen O'Cassey students to study first-hand prints by such costs (lab fees per semester per print course masters as Durer, Kollwitz, Goya, Picasso, are $90, which are over and above tuition). The Department of Drama is sponsoring a Rouault, Beckmann, and Chagall. Last year, The prints will be presented unframed, and visit by Eileen O'Casey, the widow of Sean the print sale helped purchase a Rouault self the majority are priced at below $10. This O'Casey, the Irish dramatist who died in portrait. Organizers hope that this year's year, the print sale will be held on the ground 1964. sale of prints will exceed the 1974 record of floor of the University Centre, from Wednes- Mrs. O'Casey will recount some of her $8,000. day,November 24 to Saturday, November reminiscences of her life with the famous play- Professor Walter Bachinski, a well-known 27. Hours are, Wednesday 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., write, whom she married in 1927, in an infor printmaker and director of the sale, hopes Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday mal talk Thursday, November 25, 8 p.m. Mrs. that the sale of the several thousand original and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during O'Casey was an actress devoting the early part student prints will replenish the trust fund Fair November.
3 Deryck H. Read has Professor Philip W. Professor Marek been appointed Ladds has come from Houszka is currently associate professor Australia to spend spending one year in in the Department of a year in the Depart the Department of Pathology from March ment of Pathology as Pathology as a visiting 1, 1976 to February a visiting professor. professor. Prof. 18, 1978. Professor Prof. Ladds obtained Houszka comes from Read, who comes a B.V.Sc. and an Poland where he from New Zealand, M.V.Sc. at the Univer obtained a veterinary received his Bachelor sity of Queensland diploma in 1967 from of Veterinary Science at the Queensland Uni and then studied at Kansas State University the Veterinary Faculty, Agricultural Academy versity in Australia in 1963. The following where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1970. He in Wroclaw. At present he is on leave from five years were spent in a large animal practice is presently on leave from the Department of the Institute of Pathological Anatomy in in New Zealand after which he worked at Tropical Veterinary Science, James Cook Wroclaw where he obtained a Ph.D. in 1974 the Ruakura Animal Health Laboratory, University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. and where he has been doing research on the Ruakura Animal Research Centre in New Prof. Ladds has research interests in serological histochemistry of some neoplastic processes Zealand until 1971. He then went to Purdue tests for bovine pleuropneumonia, genital in animals, in particular on a tumor of the University where, as part of the requirements Listeriosis in sheep and pathology of the re lympho-reticular system. for a Ph.D. degree, he studied experimental productive tract of the bull. thiamine deficiency disease in dogs. (He is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.) Prof. Read is engaged in teaching in both the graduate and undergraduate aspects of the department. Winegard Visiting Professor
One of Japan's most distinguished physiologists Professorship in Environmental Studies; has come to the University for a four month named after former president W.C. Winegard Professor Ruedi W. stay as Winegard Visiting Professor. Dr. Shinji and allocated to the College of Biological Mueller was granted Itoh is stationed within the Department of Science for the first two years. The Alma a year's leave from the Nutrition, but will be collaborating with re Mater Fund hoped it would bring additional Institut fur Tierpatho- searchers in the Department of Zoology who knowledge on campus in the area of environ logie, University of are working in his area of specialization — cold mental biology...learned scholars with good Bern in order to fill adaptation in man and arctic animals. research backgrounds. a position of assistant Dr. Itoh recently retired as chairman of After the initial two years, the professorship professor in the Depart the Department of Physiology, School of will be rotated among the other colleges on a ment of Pathology. Medicine at Hokkaido University. He is yearly basis. Next in line is OAC. If sufficient Prof. Mueller is a currently associated with the Shionogi Research funds are received, the Alma Mater Fund will native of Switzerland where he studied zoology Laboratories. extend the program next year to include a and veterinary medicine at the University of It might seem unusual for the Department second visiting professor. Two colleges would Zurich. He received his federal diploma in of Nutrition to sponsor a physiologist, admits be involved each year, speeding up the rotation. Veterinary Medicine in 1969 and his Dr. Med. chairman H.H. Draper, but Dr. Itoh's work Vet. from Bern. Professor Mueller's interests includes studies on adaptation to diet in arctic include pathology of fish, reptiles, birds and animals and people. Professor Draper says he mammals, and he was the pathologist for became aware of Dr. Itoh's expertise in this the Basel Zoo. He is the author and coauthor field during their joint association with the of a number of publications, principally in International Biology Program. Through that the area of pathology of wildlife and zoo program, Dr. Itoh conducted studies on cold animals. adaptation in the Ainu, native people of northern Japan. In 1966 Dr. Itoh received the Hokkaido Science and Technology Prize and in 1971 the Julie A. Johnson has Hokkaido Medical Association Prize, both for joined the Department work on cold adaptation. He is the author of of Pathology as assistant several books on the subject, most recently professor from August 1, The Physiology of Cold-Adapted Man. 1976 to July 31, 1977. While at Guelph, Dr. Itoh will be working Prof. Johnson is Aus to further research in the endocrine responses tralian and she graduat to cold; specifically to answer the question ed with honours from how pineal activity might be related to cold the University of adaptation. He will be asked to participate in Mrs. Maisie Clark, widow of Peter Clark, the Sydney. Since 1969 she has lectured in the nutrition seminars; but will primarily serve as University's former director of administrative Department of Veterinary Pathology and a resource person, available for graduate student services unveils a plaque in honor of Mr. Bacteriology at the University of Sydney and consultation. Clark, officially opening the University Centre's completed the requirements to receive a Ph.D. Dr. Itoh is the fourth visiting professor since popular multi-purpose room, Peter Clark Hall. degree in 1976. Prof. Johnson will be assisting the project was started by the Alma Mater Fund Mr. Clark's son, Ivan, daughter-in-law, Peggy, with undergraduate teaching in Guelph. in May, 1975. It was conceived as a Visiting and grandson Michael observe the unveiling. 4 Let's take another look at the 'energy crisis'
The Ontario Ministry of Energy has asked us on the question of energy sharing. It is far gas and oil were current commodities." all to jump on the band wagon this week and cheaper for Ontario steel mills to import In Prof. Campbell's course, students also help to conserve energy. Before one invests in Pennsylvania and Ohio coal than it is to bring consider these alternative sources. He be candles and hiking boots, however, let's take it from western Canada. It is also less expen lieves the future of solar energy in Canada is another look at the "energy crisis." sive to sell western oil to the United States dim. Scientifically, he says, it makes good than to pipeline it to the eastern provinces. These two words have generated great pub sense to utilize the sun for energy, but Most scientists agree that the Athabasca lic concern over the past few years, as well as Canada simply doesn't have the Arizona concern within the scientific community. Tar Sands in Alberta are Canada's biggest climate needed to make it economically Professor J.L. Campbell, Department of energy asset. Estimates of deposits get bigger feasible. every day. However, one does not find the Physics, has developed a course to explore the Coal is another source of energy to fall topic. Known by the unrevealing title Energy pressurized pools of oil that Canada has been tapping, says Professor Campbell. It is not back on, says Prof. Campbell, if consumers are Principles and Practices, Prof. Campbell's course economic to develop the tar sands, he says, willing to spend money to develop ways of is instructed by both himself and Professor controlling sulphur emissions. Mankind has and it will not be economic in the foreseeable I.K. MacKenzie. It examines all types of future. Canada has known about the oil used less than one per cent of the world's energy; how we use it and how we waste it. coal supply, he says. When the cleaner fuels — reserves for many years, he reminds us, but Students get a good insight into what Canada's natural gas and oil — came along, consumers there is still only one plant in operation. energy resources are, what industry does with turned to them and have never perfected No private enterprise wants to develop the them and how government tries to protect techniques for burning coal cleanly. area because with present technology it them. would demand a mining operation of unim Canada's most promising energy source, One often reads that on paper Canada is agined scale. At the Syncrude plant, says however, could be nuclear power. Prof. already self sufficient in energy. So where's Prof. Campbell, a ton of rock has to be pro Campbell believes the Candu Reactor is one the energy crisis? In those two catch words— cessed for every barrel of oil. of Canada's greatest accomplishments. "For "on paper." Prof. Campbell agrees that Canada From the economist's viewpoint, however, a country of 20 million to build such a is vastly rich in some natural resources, but says Professor J.J. McRae, there is not neces reactor and stay with it is the amazing thing." He says it is the safest in the world. It can he feels that Canada's known reserves of cheap sarily a problem — Canadians will just have to be converted to a breeder reactor that does fuels are almost gone. Now Canadians will get used to paying more for oil. In fact, he have to start paying the price for technology says, economists like to see price adjusting not rely on plutonium. It can be refueled to develop the country's remaining resources, to supply and demand. while in operation. And a big bonus, Canada he says. He warns that there will be a serious prob is blessed with uranium deposits that do not lem, however, when Canada does begin full have to be enriched for use in nuclear power Canadian consumers certainly won't like scale development of the tar sands. The plants. paying the price, and neither do Canada's Canadian economic market is too thin to The cost of uranium is climbing, admits American customers, who import half of the support the development, so it will mean Prof. Campbell, just like the cost of oil; but country's oil production and more than a foreign investment either through direct in nuclear power the capital cost is the big third of Canada's natural gas production. Pro ownership or financial bonds. thing. Fuel consumption is practically nil. fessor O.P. Dwivedi, Department of Political This will cause the Canadian dollar to Over a 25 year period, the nuclear power Studies, says there is friction now because the appreciate and Canadian exporters of manu plant would cost no more to operate than an United States is being asked to pay more for factured goods may be priced out of interna Ontario coal plant. oil and natural gas than is charged on the tional markets. The compromise to prevent Uranium is also a source of contention Canadian domestic market because of an export this, says Prof. McRae, is for government to between the United States and Canada, inter tax on Canadian oil. Americans complain that slowly phase these investment dollars into jects Prof. Dwivedi. Canada is disturbed natural gas shortages in British Columbia have the economy to avoid a fatal overdose. about an American embargo on imported been passed on to them and they feel oil cut Prof. Dwivedi says Ottawa is not likely to uranium, including Canadian uranium. backs are a breach of long-term oil contracts. encourage heavy foreign investment. For One of the major factors adding to the energy The shortages, they say, should have been pro eigners already control a significant portion crisis, suggests Prof. Campbell, is wastefulness. rated between both Canadian and American of Canada's petroleum industry. He feels Canadians use far more energy per person consumers. Canadian policymakers prefer a moderate than Europeans do. Somehow, he says, this In a 1974 visit to Washington, Energy Minis development pace geared to Canadian needs wastefulness seems morally wrong. ter Donald MacDonald said, "The most sub rather than a rapid development plan to Professors McRae and Campbell both stantial underlying misconception in America build up export trade. agree that Canadian policymakers know too is that Canada has a vast surplus of low-cost Prof. McRae puts some validity in the little about what Canada's resources actually oil and natural gas which we are capriciously opposite argument that if Canada doesn't sell are. Canada needs exploration and environ witholding from the U.S. at its time of need. her fossil fuels now, she may be stuck with mental precaution, they says. The country's Such a view is incorrect." On the contrary, them. Advancing technology will certainly biggest need is to develop a rational energy he said, Canada's easily recoverable oil reserves bring new energy sources, he says, and oil policy. Prof. Dwivedi says Ottawa may be on are being depleted. may one day revert back to where it was a the way to such a policy by adopting the hundred years before the birth of the automo nationalistic attitude. Prof. Dwivedi says this attitude was the bile. It is valuable, says Prof. McRae, only Rising oil prices may help Canada to for result of a realistic reappraisal of Canadian because someone wants it. mulate a policy faster, says Prof. Campbell. energy resources. Canada is moving from the Jean Luc Pepin expressed this viewpoint Each rise in the price of oil is another incen big brother/little brother relationship, he says, when he was Minister of Industry, Trade tive to research and development of other into a mature understanding of energy sharing and Commerce; "In maybe 25 to 50 years, energy sources. problems. we'll be heating ourselves from the rays of the Not enough is known about how to use the Despite government policy, geography sun, and then we'd kick ourselves in the pants earth's energy sources, says Prof. Campbell, and economics might be the deciding factors for not capitalizing on what we had when and that may well be the real energy crisis. []
5 OFF-CAMPUS OFFICES National Junior Classical League of the USA, held recently at the University of Rochester. Prof. and Morphometric Studies on Microbodies of the Pig Professor Tom Bates, Land Resource Science travelled Matthews gave two presentations of a lecture entitled Liver, and it was co-authored by Miss Wendy William to St. Louis, Missouri at the invitation of the Ameri The Ancient Olympic Games: Their Birth, Life, son, OVC '79, and Professors H.D. Geissinger and can Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Death, and Resurrection. M.K. Bhatnagar. The meeting preceded the annual where he worked with 26 scientists from all regions convention of the American Veterinary Medical of the USA to develop a position paper on the impact Professor B.M. Millman, Physics, gave two lectures to Association. of heavy metals in sewage sludge. the Philadelphia Muscle Institute on Optical Diffrac Professor M.J. Tsujita, Horticultural Science, was an While in St. Louis, Prof. Bates also attended por tion in the Study of Biological Structure. invited speaker to the Flowers Canada Inc. National tions of a National Conference on Disposal of Convention in Dorval, Quebec, recently. Prof. Tsujita spoke on High Intensity Supplemental Light Residues on Land. Professor John T. Powell, Human Kinetiecs, spoke to ing of Flower Crops. more than 200 persons at the annual banquet of the Professor John E. Callagan, Psychology, presented a Barrie Horticultural Soceity last Thursday evening. Professor T.K. Warley, School of Agricultural Econom brief to the Royal Commission on Violence in the His topic was entitled Longevity. ics and Extension Education, attended a conference at Communications Industry, reviewing some aspects Bellagio, Italy, sponsored by the Trade Policy Res of research in psychology on the influence of televis Professor R.W. Mueller, Pathology, attended a sym earch Centre, London. The conference was directed ion on aggressive behaviour, and outlining a number posium of the National Zoological Park, Smithsonian at exploring ways in which the impasse in the multi of problems that require more intensive investigation. Institution, Washington, on Mycobacterial Infections of Zoo Animals which was held at the Conservation lateral trade negotiations in the GATT in Geneva on Professor F.A. Dahms, Geography, was guest speaker and Research Centre in Front Royal, Virginia this agricultural trade might be broken. The participants at the luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club of month. consisted of a small group of senior trade negotiators, Guelph where he spoke on The Myth and Reality of and academics from the European Community, Japan Planning in Ontario. Prof. Dahms also addressed a Dr. Amreek Singh, Biomedical Sciences, gave a and the United States. The conference was organized grade 11 and 12 local history class at the Guelph seminar at a meeting of the American Association around two base papers on Agriculture in the GATT Collegiate and Vocational Institute. He discussed of Veterinary Anatomists held at the School of Negotiating prepared by Professors Tim Josling, The Evaluation of Settlement Patterns in Wellington Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Colum University of Reading, former visiting professor at the County, 1824 to the Present. bus, Ohio. The title of the seminar was Morphologic University of Guelph, and T.K. Warley.
Professor Helen J. Dow, Fine Art, presented a paper on Futurist Pantheism at the Conference of European Studies sponsored by the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha this Alyea, E.C., G.T. Fey and R.G. Goel, 1976. Pseudo month. Kalu, N.N., J.C. Sutton and 0. Vaartaja, 1976. Pythium tetrahedral Metal (II) Complexes of Tris (t-Butyl) ;pp. Associated with Root Dieback of Carrot in Ontario. Professor O.P. Dwivedi, Political Studies, has been Phosphine. J. Coord. Chem., 5, 143-152, (Chemistry). Can. J. Plant Sci. 56: 555-561. (Environmental appointed to the Natural Resources and Environmental Biology and Department of the Environment, Ottawa). Management Committee of the American Society for Carson, Neil, 1976. The Elizabethan Soliloquy — Public Administration, Washington, D.C. Direct Address or Monologue? Theatre Notebook, Robinson, H.J., 1976. The Category of Imperceptibles, XXX, No. 1, June, 12-18, (English). Idealistic Studies Vol VI, No. 3 pp. 239-53, Sept., Members of the Department of Chemistry participated (Philosophy). in the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies Chand, N., H.C. Carlson and P. Eyre, 1976. Passive held in Halifax recently. A presentation by P. Ahmad Cutaneous Anaphylaxis in the Domestic Fowl. Int. Sattar, A., J.M. deMan, J.C. Alexander, 1976. Light- and A. Mellors was entitled Parachor in Steroid Archs. Allergy appl. Immun. 51: 508-517, (Biomedi Induced Oxidation of Edible Oils and Fats. Lebens- Structure-activity Correlations and one by P.N. cal Sciences). Hambrey and Prof. Mellors was entitled Lysosamal bliss. u. Technol., 9, 149-152, (Food Science, Nutrition) Enzymes and the Catabolism of Cardiolipin. Elrick, D.E., D.E. Smiles, N. Baumgartner and P.H. Groenevelt, 1976. Coupling Phenomena in Saturated Swatland, H.J., 1976. An Electrocorticographic Professor D.E. Gaskin, Zoology recently visited the Homoionic Montmorillonite: 1. Experimenta. Soil Sci. Study of Necrobiosis in the Brains of Electrically United Kingdom to carry out work on the collections Soc. Amer. Journal, 40, 490-491, (Land Resource Stunned and Exsanguinated Pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 43: of the British Museum of Natural History. He also Science). 577-582, (Animal & Poultry Science). attended the annual meeting of the small whale committee of the International Whaling Commission Funk, Thomas, 1976. Compensation Programs for Syono, Kunihiko, (University of Toronto), William in London, where he presented papers on age deter Full-time Dairy Farm Employees, Ontario Milk Newcomb, and John G. Torrey, (Harvard University), mination in Atlantic harbour porpoise, distribution Producer, Vol. 52, No. 1, July, (School of Agriculur- 1976. Cytokinin Production in Relation to the Dev of the species in the western Bay of Fundy, and, co al Economics and Extension Education). elopment of Pea Root Modules. Can. J. Bot. 54: authored with G.J.D. Smith, Zoology, an account 2155-2162, (Botany and Genetics). of the status of the whale fisheries of St. Lucia, W.I. Goldman, Saul, 1976. Estimation of Lennard-Jones Dr. Gaskin also attended the first international (6,12) Pair Potential Parameters from Vapour Pressures Scientific Consultation on Marine Mammals, sponsor Willis, Lesley, 1976. Eyes and the Imagery of Sight and Thermodynamic Perturbation Theory. J. Phys. In Pride and Prejudice, English Studies in Canada, 2, ed by FAO, in Bergen, Norway. He presented papers Chem. 80, 1697, (Chemistry). 156-62, (English). on the Evolution, Zoogeography and Ecology of Cetacea, and, co-authored with Dr. R. Frank and M. Holdrinet of the OMAF Pesticide Laboratory, the Goldman, Saul, and T.R. Krishman, 1976. The results and significance of a five-year study of changes Henry's Law Constants of Water in the Binary Mixtures in DDT levels in the harbour porpoise population of of Benzene, Carbon Tetrachloride and Cyclohexane at the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine. 250C. J. Solution Chem. 5, 693, (Chemistry). J. Laurin, Zoology, also attended the meetings in No smoking rule Bergen, and presented a paper on the harbour por Grant, Judith Skelton, 1976. Review of Alex Zwerd- poise population of the St. Lawrence region. After ling, Orwell and the Left, in Queen's Quarterly, Vol. A News Bulletin reader of last week's article, the meetings he visited the biological acoustics labor 83, No. 2, pages 338-339, (English). Saving Energy Dollars Means More Money atory of Dr. R.G. Busnel, in Paris, France, for discus sions and exchange of information. Elsewhere (page 3), has commented that the Hubert, J.J., 1976. The Generalized Inverse. APL article implies that the University of Guelph Quote Quad., Vol. 7, No. 2: 19-25, (Mathematics and Professor M.K. Kremer, Languages, participated as does not have a ban on smoking in the class Statistics). a member of a discussion group at a recent meeting rooms. of the Internationaler Arbeitskreis fur Deutsche Faculty and students are reminded that Barockliteratur in Wolfenbuttel, Germany. Jung, R., and R.G. Rowberry, 1976. A Variable Row- there is a ban on smoking in the classrooms. width Fertilizer-banding Machine for Use in Popula Professor V.J. Matthews, Languages, was a guest tion-density Studies. Am. Potato J. 53: 337-341, It is up to members of the faculty to enforce lecturer at the twenty-third annual convention of the (Horticultural Science). that ban.
6 Majority of The audience is invited to meet the artists Civic orchestra at a reception immediately following the appointees The University of Guelph Civic Orchestra concert at War Memorial Hall, lower lounge. will present its second concert of the 1976-77 are Canadians season on Thursday, November 18, at War Elora Gorge support Memorial Hall at 8 p.m. The second annual apple sale of Guelph Probe The Civic Orchestra, now i n its third year continues this week at the University Centre. Statistics on the citizenship of new appointee of public performance under the direction of Members hope to raise $1,000 to aid the to the faculty of Ontario universities for the Professor Stanley Saunders, is composed of Elora Gorge defence fund. If you can help new 1976-1977 academic year show that a 50 instrumentalists, comprising the musical with the sale please visit Room 216, Univer very large majority of new appointees talents of university students, faculty, staff, sity Centre or telephone 8537. are Canadian or are permanent residents. citizens of Guelph and surrounding community, In releasing the statistics October 26, Dr. and several guest members from professional Hamlet John B. Macdonald, executive director of the orchestras. The Department of Drama will be presenting Council of Ontario Universities, says, "F rom Three major works will be performed; Hamlet, in the drama workshop, Arts build the standpoint of public policy we see no case Romanze in G, Opus 26 by Svendsen, Mozart's ing, to November 5, beginning at 8 p.m. for intervention in the hiring practices of the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K.466 and at 8 p.m. universities." Symphony No. 2 in B flat Major D. 125 by Tickets are on sale at the box office, University of Guelph vice president, Aca Schubert. University Centre. demic, Howard Clark, commenting on the The young Montreal pianist, Ireneus Zuk, COU statement, says the University of Guelph will be the featured guest soloist in Mozart's Photo contest fully supports the statement from COU. The Piano Concerto in D minor. Mr. Zuk is a Photographers are reminded that the Depart data indicate that Canadian applicants do graduate of the Conservatoire de Musique de ment of Information still welcomes entries indeed receive fair consideration for faculty Quebec, McGill University and the Royal in the photo contest. Entries close January positions. College of Music in London, England. In 30, 1976, and should be submitted to the "Indeed, the percentage of Canadians addition, he has earned a Masters degree from Department of Information "Photo Contest appointed at Guelph is particularly high the Julliard School of Music in New York as '76," level 4, University Centre. Full contest considering the few qualified Canadians well as studying with the renowned concert details will be repeated in next week's News available in many fields of agriculture and pianist Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conserva Bulletin. veterinary medicine," Prof. Clark adds. tory in Baltimore. He has won an impressive Dr. Macdonald notes that this is the first number of prizes and scholarships and has UNICEF cards time that information has been gathered on :itizenship or immigration status at the time ar given numerous public and radio recitals in UNICEF cards will be sold on campus this individual received an offer of appointment. Canada, United States and Europe. week and next. In Svendsen's Romanze in G Opus 26 for For this reason a direct comparison cannot Cards will be sold in the courtyard of the violin solo and orchestra, concertmaster be made with figures reported in previous University Centre November 1, 5, 11 and 12; Daphne Hughes will be the featured soloist. years or with the statistics which will be OVC, November 4 and 5; library stoa, Novem Daphne Hughes is the artistic director of the published by Statistics Canada, on the status ber 8 and 9; Athletics Centre, November 9 Suzuki String School of Guelph. of faculty members as of October 1. and 10 and the Animal Science and Nutrition The public is invited to attend this concert. The report says that at the time the offer building, November 10 and 11. Tickets for the concert are available at the of employment was made 84 per cent of the central box office, University Centre, Ext. Volunteers are sought to help with the 791 new faculty appointees were either 3940, or from orchestra members. sale. Please call 824-9760 at supper time. Canadian citizens or landed immigrants; 70 per cent were citizens and 14 per cent immi grants. Of the immigrants, 91 per cent were Up With People aids United Way previously employed within Canada. Statis tics of country of citizenship show that 70 A cast of young people from Up With People can Indian. Other collections profile Ameri per cent were citizens of Canada, 14 per cent, will perform Tuesday, November 9, at Guelph can musical taste from historic spirituals to the the United States, and 16 per cent, other . Memorial Gardens to benefit the United Way contemporary stylings of John Denver and Campaign. Tickets are available at the Guelph Elton John. As always, Up With People's YM-YWCA. production is rated G. Up With People offers a unique, intercultur Up With People is an international educa al educational experience for young people Xerox 9200 Operator (Temporary Full-time), Central tion program with some 450 young people in between the ages of 17 and 25. There is a Printing and Duplicating. Salary grade 3, salary range five casts which perform in the U.S., Canada, formal academic program for college students $126—$168. Latin America and Europe. The theme for and one for high school students who can com Secretary to the Chairman, Crop Science. Salary the 1976 Up With People show is a bicenten plete their senior year while traveling with grade 5, salary range $152—$202. nial one as the Arizona based program also Clerk Typist ( Temporary Part-time), Animal and Up With People. They receive up to 1,000 celebrates an anniversary, its tenth. Poultry Science. $2.65 per hour. For more details applications a month, but welcome more. contact: Dr. L.R. Schaeffer, Room 120, Animal The musical presentation includes the The Up With People cast will be staying and Poultry Science or call Ext. 3645. Up With People theme and such thought-pro with host families in the Guelph area Novem Secretary to the Chairman, Mathematics and Statis voking songs as What Color is God's Skin?, ber 8 to November 10. If you'd like to volun tics. Salary grade 5, salary range $152—$202. Two Hundred Years and Just A Baby. I t also teer as a host, please telephone the YM-YWCA, Clerk Typist ( Temporary, Full-time until April/77). reaches into modern music for City of New 824-5150, Ext. 35. Salary grade 3, salary range $126—$168. Orleans and Philadelphia Freedom. If you haven't made your contribution to Stenographer, Microbiology. Salary grade 3, salary The medley of tunes from past Americana the campus United Way Campaign, you can range $126—$168. includes songs translated from Europe and still help to reach the goal of $34,244. Collec For further information please see bulletin boards Africa, as well as music native to the Ameri- tions to date total $9,350. q or call Ext. 3058 or 3059. 7 Concert - EDWARD JOHNSON MUSIC FOUNDATION ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP Next Week at Guelph CONCERT, 4 p.m., St. James Anglican Church Glasgow at Paisley Streets, Guelph. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Lecture - THOMAS MANN AND AMER ICA, 2 p.m., Rm. 107, Arts. Prof. Michael THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Mann. Women's Hour - WOMEN IN "OTHER CAREERS," 12:10, Rm. 442, UC. Speaker - MARGARET ATWOOD, 3:15 p.m., Rm. 103, UC. Games Room - PIN BALL TOURNAMENT commences. Seminar - HAS THE GREEN REVOLUTION BEEN A SUCCESS?, 2 p.m., Rm. Video Tape - RICHARD PRYOR, and STEVIE WONDER, 11 a.m., Rm. 103, UC. 442, UC., Dr. D. Hopper, president, IDRC. Continues Nov. 10 and 12. Worship - MASS, 12 noon, chapel, UC; ANGLICAN UNITED DISCUSSION Raffle - Ticket sales for FACS handmade quilt, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., courtyard, UC. GROUP, 1 p.m., Chapel, UC. Course - AN INTRODUCTION TO APLlPLUS, 6:30 p.m., Inst. Computer Biology Hour - WHAT'S UP, HANLON CREEK? WATER WATER EVERY Science. Course continues Nov. 11, 15, 18, 22, and 25, call Ext. 3046 to register. WHERE, BUT NONE OF IT FIT TO DRINK! 12 noon, Rm. 200, B/G/Z. Prof. J.C. Roff, Zoology. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Bridge - DUPLICATE BR IDGE, 8th floor Arts. Worship - ANGLICAN EUCHARIST, noon, Chapel, UC; MASS 5 p.m., Chapel, Meeting - INTER-VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, 7:30 p.m., 9th floor, UC; CHRISTIAN DISCUSSION FELLOWSHIP, 8 p.m., 9th floor Arts. Arts. TV - SPOTLIGHT ON UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, cable 8, 2 and 7 p.m. Guest Square Dance - SQUARE DANCE CLUB, 8 p.m., Judging Pavillion. is Prof. John Cairns, International Programs. Workshop - NATIONAL STUDENTS DAY, 9 a.m., Rms. 001, 001A, and 001B, UC. Video Tape - GROOVE TUBE, 11 a.m., Rm. 103, UC. Continues Wed. and Fri. Seminar - TROPOMYOSIN: STRUCTURE OF COILED-COIL PROTEIN, 4:10 Concert - Thursday Noon Concert, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA STRING QUAR p.m., Rm. 113, Physical Sciences. TET, 12:10 and 1:10 p.m., Music Rm. 107, Arts. Employment Search Program - INTRODUCTION AND THE SELF-ASSESSMENT, Employment Search Program - THE JOB INTERVIEW, Dept. Career Planning & Dept. Career Planning & Placement,1 p.m., Rm. 301, UC. Placement, 1 p.m., Rm. 301, UC. On-Campus Recruiting - XEROX OF CANADA LIMITED, briefing session 2 p.m., Colloquium - THE PUZZLE OF LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT, 12 noon, Rm. Rm. 442, UC. 442, UC, Dr. John MacNamara, McGill University. Open House - CANSAVE, 10 a.m. to noon, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 27 Barber Ave., Guelph. Meeting - GUELPH GO CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 126, UC. Lecture - CANADA'S ROLE IN WORLD AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, Benefit - UP WITH PEOPLE, Guelph Memorial Gardens. 8 p.m., Rm. 113, Physical Science. Dr. David Hopper. J.S. McLean, Memorial WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Lecture. Concert - DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS, Blood, Sweat & Tears, 8 p.m., War Mem. Easy Wednesday - JULIA FEAR, noon, courtyard, UC. Hall. Meeting - CHRISTIAN AGRICULTURE CLUB, 8 p.m., Rm. 332, UC. Tele-Talk - GRACE HARTMAN, national president of CUPE, 12:15, Rm. 103, UC. Free French Movie - LA FEMME EN BLUE, 8 p.m., grand salon, French House, Lennox C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Worship - CATHOLIC MASS, 5 p.m., Chapel, UC. Fellowship - CAMPUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, 7:30 p.m., level 5, UC. Last day of preregistration. Employment Search Program -THE RESUME, JOB LOCATIONS/STRATEGIES; Dance - FACULTY CLUB, 7:30 p.m., level 5, UC. - THE LETTER OF APPLICATION, Dept. Career Planning & Placement, 1 p.m., Speaker - ATTAINMENT OF INWARD STABILITY AND HARMONY, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 301, UC. 113, Physical Sciences. Swami Nishreyasananda. Sponsored by UGCSA. Lecture - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION, 7:30 p.m., aminar - AESTHETICS - BEAUTY IS NOT IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, Rm. 121, Arts. 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