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3 Page 2 THE THURSDAY REPORT December 1, 1983 J. Russell Harper Profiles 1914-1983 A memorial service will be One of his first professional held Saturday, December 3 at posts was at the U of T, as 2:30 at the Church of the Keeper of the Lee Collection Messiah at Simpson and Sher from 1947 to 1952. He was also bwoke for J. Russell Harper who chief cataloguer at the Royal On died November 17 in Cornwall. tario Museum during this period. Harper, a pioneer in Canadian Harper spent much of the fifties art history, taught for 12 years in the Maritimes, first at the New here until his retirement in 1979. Brunswic~ Museum in Saint Harper's professional assign· John, as archivist and ar· ,Mary Townsend ments took him from the Univer cheologist, and later, as curator sity of Toronto and the Royal On of the Beaverbook Collection in Graphic Designer tario Museum to the tip of the Fredericton. In 1960 he served as Maritimes where he served as an an advisor on the Fortress advisor on the restoration of For-· Louisbourg project. For more than three years, tress Louisbourg. His wealth of Harper Was the author of Mary Townsend has designed experience in museum work and numerous articles, publications, the posters, pamphlets, his prodigious publishing record and books. Included among his brochures and ads which long ago established a preemi· publications are "Painting in publicize the university. nent place in a field of art Canada: a History; ' "A People's Townsend is the Advertising history. Though he would blush Art;• "Early Painters and Office's only graphic designer at the reference, Russell Harper Engravers in Canada,'' and the in residence; consequently, was regarded by many as the definitive study of -"Kreighoff'.' she's busy "all the time'.' "Father" of Canadian art He received many honors and . "Designing is organizing," history. awards such as the Order of says Townsend. "It means fit He grew up in eastern Ontario Canada (1975), the Royal Society ting certain specifications where he had lived for the last of Canada Fellowship (1956), with regard to cost and re several years. He attended grants from the Canada Council, quirements, as opposed to an McMaster University and the and an Honor ary Doctor of Let· - 'artist who expresses his opi· Ontario College of Art before ters degree from the University nions and concerns with the to do so many things. You joining the Royal Canadian Air of Guelph in 1972 .. utmost freedom." learn to work quite quickly. Force during World War II. Later He · is survived by his wife But she doesn't fret the long .The opportunity to try dif he earned his BA and MA at the Elizabeth and a daughter, days in studio, and the im ferent things, to experiment, University of Toronto. Jennifer. position of a fixed budget and is right there." certain external suggestions A Lifetime of Leaming is the regarding the conception of newest project she's working the work. Rather she has set on. It's a guide for mature her own guidelines: ''I find students from 21 to 90, com· out what the poster, for in· posed of testimonials, photos stance, is for; who it's and lots of copy. So Town directed at, and I choose what send set it up in a magazine More to go with. I design around style, balancing aesthetics the budget." and cost imperatives. The 'Open Letter A native Montrealer, Town· guide represents to date one send received her · formal of her most challenging pro· to the Rector' Andmore training in Visual Com jects for the university, and it Lette'ls munication Design from the gives scope and expression to signatures signatories University of Alberta, which a lot of "what goes on in (her) '- '1r resulted in a BF A. Over the · head." next four years, she worked It's hard to imagine the To the Editor: The names of the persons Brecht/Weill as graphic designer for design rigours of the job, especially I would like to add and correct listed below wish to be added to studios in Edmonton and in when it comes down to the the following names which were the published signatories of the cabaret excellent Montreal, before accepting crunch of printing deadlines. either omitted or misspelled in "Open Letter to the Rector" the position at Concordia. She readily acknowledges the Open Letter to the Rector, which appeared in the Friday To the Editor: Townsend finds herself in these limitations to the job, printed November 24, 1983, in (November 11th) issue of The On the evening of Saturday, an enviable position. In Mont· but she counters, ''I design all The Thursday Report (p .6). Link. November 5th, my wife and I real with industry's head of day which is what I love. Helen Raspin N.M . Ahmad were fortunate to be members of fices leaving the province, "There's a little piece of me Elena Marsillo Harry Angell the audience which filled the there are few opportunities that wants people to know Reggie Parry J.W. Atwood dining room of the Sir George available for graphic I'm here, and for those who Craig Brown Anthony Emery Williams Faculty Club for the designers whose main in· · do, to know that this is what Judith Hickey I Paul-Emile Filion Faculty of Fine Arts production terests are corporate design. I've trained for," she says Tamara Gulezko Jack Goodwin of ''The Manual of Piety: A Says Townsend: ''-The quite candidly. "I've got goals Nancy Torbit C.S. Kalman Brecht/Weill Cabaret." Directed university has been· good to and ideas .. that's what Kathleen O'Connell Ann Kerby by Joe Cazalet, four outstanding me because I've been allowed design is all about'.' Linda Orrell Michel Laroche actors and actresses, aided by .Frank Papineau Ron Mackay two fine musicians, recreated ~ Betty Redwood S. Markiza the songs, the attitudes, and the Pat Montpellier Patricia Morley textures of a Berlin cabaret in the Barbara Maloney C.C. Potter 1920' s. It was a magical evening Chrisbnas dinner Evelyn Donnelly T. Radhakrishnan of theater that we will long Dancing will begin at approx· Madeleine Graton G. Rajamannar remember. Sadly , the anddance imately 8:30 p.m. with music by Vincent Drolet C.C. Rajan Brecht/Weill Cabaret was Vincent. Rod Nicholson V. Ramachandran scheduled for only a few perfor The $12 per person ticket price Harvey Reinblatt mances. Is there no way that Once again the time has come is unchanged - from last year Maria Notarangelo I Freda Kronenberg I E. Ronquist Concordia can revive this for Concordia's Christmas din· tha_nks once again to the coopera Richard Thomas Lionel Rothkrug brilliant production for a larger ner and dance on December 10. tion of various departments in Rita Halliday Steve Scheinberg audience? It would be a pity if all This year the location will be the cluding this newspaper which Marc Frigault / George Snowball that talent and energy was con· Hingston Dining Room. A roast have donated their service. Rose-Marie Cochrane Richard Sommer fined to such a short run. beef dinner will be catered by Tickets can be obtained from Stanley Charbonneau Katherine Waters Frank Chalk Saga Foods who are also Ron Allen 4259, Bonnie Camp· Lyn Lewis - Syed Ahmad Department of History generously donating the wine to bell 8089, Doug Devenne 526, Elizabeth Horwood Sheila McDonough Editor's Note: Prof. Chalk has his be served with dinner. Dorothy Houston 228, Jerry Denise Maisonneuve Ben Queenan wish realized. The caba.ret will be The evening will start at 6 p.m. Jones 4197, Ray Kenyon 524, Ann Mylchreest R.L. Crawford performed at Loyola; see ad in this with a cocktail hour (cash bar) Linda Schachtler 4273, Larry Angela Wil.son Cameron Nish issue for details. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Talbot 250. CampaQne de souscription ·Capital Campaign de l'Urnversite Concordia Concordia University ~DJ Volume 7 Number 14 December 1, 1983 10th anniversary plans developing , Story-telling to be main activity By John Morrissy In choosing story-telling as a ting a big name like Mitchell, the central activity of Concordia's settings for most of these en 10th Anniversary celebrations counters will be cozy and infor next autumn, Vice-rector John mal, with brown bag lunches as Daniel has made a unique depar the choice for tales of the univer ture from the usual approach to sity's development, and a series such commemorative events. of evening meetings set for story As opposed to lavish galas tellers from the city. catering to a select group of peo Also planned is a series of six ple, Daniel has, in story-telling, to eight lectures given by come upon a theme that pro dist~nguished former students of mises to embrace as broad a Concordia, Loyola and Sir cross-section of people as does George. the university's multi-cultural That the merger of Sir George mix of faculty; students and Williams University and Loyola administrators. College was more a marriage of ,;We want to celebrate the an- convenience than one blessed in .,,.. niversary in a way that em heaven is a matter Daniel has phasizes our sense of community taken into consideration. at Concordia as well as our sense "Some people at the university of community with the city at are worried that looking back large," explains Daniel. over the merger may reopen old To do that, he plans to seek out wounds. For -that reason we the best-known story-tellers · don't intend to emphasize the Th (} cast of."Table Manners" currently playin~ at the D.B.