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Lost Years Issue Reunion '88 May 14, 1988

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THE LOST YEARS

By Penny Williams ('64) invisible people for visible money. In time l got a solemn letter of While the phrase has a fine F. reply, citing coding problems and Scott Fitzgerald ring to it, l can't other such logistics. say l spent much time these past two decades peering in the mirror and Piffle, l wrote back. (This murmuring, "My girl, you belong to was becoming fun.) It's aIl a the Lost Years of York University." matter of will, l snapped. If you once decide you want to acknowledge In fact, l didn't spend much us, you'll find a way. time thinking about York at aIl. Too busy going along, discovering Now, events have consequences. what Emily Carr meant when she The ·first was that l recognized the talked about "this adjusting our­ elegant symmetry of our fixe York selves to life at different angles." campus recognizes us, aIl right, but we don't much recognize it--it Oh, l donated occasionally--not came into being after our time. enough to impress my accountant, And the campus we do recognize-­ just enough to feel smug. Of Glendon--thinks it came into being course, l felt smug about York in after our time. any event. l knew who was who and what was what: York = Glendon = us. The second consequence is Our years. We founded it, after unfolding here and now. One con­ aIl. versation led to another, and finally we decided to hold a re­ Then one day l received a union for the Lost Years. You have burbling letter inviting me, as a to admit, as an attention-getter Glendon graduate, to give money it's a lot more civilized than specifically for dear old Glendon. Molotov cocktails... Which--the letter helpfully added-­ came into being in 1966. (It's a mark of aIl we're com­ batting that the alumni office l was offended. l wrote and actually wondered where we'd hold pointed out that three whole classes our organizing meetings. "Which had come, graduated and gone by campus?" they asked. "Our campus," then. l gave them a choice: we answered, with admirable recognize us, or stop asking restraint. ) But the question persists. The concept of a second Should we grow up and learn to University for Toronto arose out of identify with the main York campus? the realization, based on studies Glendon, after aIl, is now a done during the middle 1950s, that specialized bilingual college, enrolment in Canadian Universities mainstream York no longer. Or can would double during the period 1954 we legitimately insist that roots to 1964, coupled with the are roots and geography counts and increasing awareness generally of Glendon is our home? the importance of higher education, and the desirability of increasing Yes we cano public access to it. Because we are York's first Many individuals, groups and history. And this is how it un­ . institutions supported or folded, loopy as the process now contributed to the creation of the appears. A year in the borrowed new University. In this regard, quarters of Falconer Hall, and then special mention must be made of our own place and time, York/ three groups: the Organizing Glendon/us, aIl one. That's how it Committee - and later the Board of began, and Glendon is where it Governors - of York University, the began. York is our university, but University of Toronto; the Province Glendon is our home. of Ontario; and the following individuals: Air Marshall W. A. Yes, l'd like us to do some­ Curtis (Chairman of the Organizing thing for York, in commemoration of Committee and the University's the 25th anniversary of its first first Chancellor, Hon. Leslie graduating class. But l want that Rowntree, Col. Eric Phillips, Dr. something to restore us and our Claude T. Bissell, President of the history to the whole. This is more University of Toronto, The Hon. than ego speaking. By losing us, Leslie Frost, Premier of Ontario, York lost its own first years. By The Hon. Robert H. Winters, (first restoring us, in our Glendon Chairman of the permanent Board of context, York regains its history Governors), and Dr. Murray G. Ross, and Glendon gains its due first President of York University, acknowledgment as the founding weIl known and respected by campus. students of the Lost Years. l don't accept the argument Although a University in name, that we are alienated from Glendon York started off life as an by the fact it became a bilingual "affiliated college" of the college. On the contrary! We University of Toronto. Through a dreamed of York as a small and five-year agreement between the adventurous mandate; Glendon is the two, designed to be " ••. a temporary living expression of our dream. measure ••• designed to give the new University benefit of Toronto So, while here for the reunion, experience and prestiîe in the let's look around. Let's adopt formative period..• ", York Glendon--on condition that it adopt students were offered academic work us, of course. Let's see that our in the General Arts programme in old gifts are restored to their the Faculty of Arts and Science of rightful places, and let's look for the University of Toronto. York the things we can do now to students wrote examinations contribute to the campus that prescribed and conducted by the launched us as weIl as a whole University of Toronto, and university. successful candidates received University of Toronto degrees. This reciprocal amnesia has gone on quite long enough. This situation led to sorne interesting experiences for students of the Lost years, as University of Toronto officiaIs A BRIEF HISTORY OF YORK UNIVERSITY puzzled at students with second or DURING THE LOST YEARS even third year Admit-to-Lecture cards being unfamiliar with the By George Rust-D'Eye setup of the University of Toronto Library, (since we had our own Library at Glendon, and sorne York University came into students rarely ventured off existence on March 16, 1959 through campus). the enactment by the Provincial Legislature of an Act to establish Upon graduation, each York York University. student would be admitted as an Alumnus/Alumna of York University, student activities including York's ("Admitto Te Ad Statum"), in the first efforts at a student literary morning at Glendon, and admitted to publication - MC 2 - •..achieved the degree, ("Admitto Te Ad creditable scholarship and athletic Gradum"), in the afternoon at prowess...held together a personal Convocation Hall. Students of the pride in York during sorne of its Lost Years prize highly their most discouraging times and ... certificates declaring each to be an tenaciously asserted undergraduate Alumnum Universitatis Eboracensis. student freedoms and individualism. u2 The other Other early students of York students of the Lost Years, and quickly realized, that among other York University itself, owe a special benefits conferred upon them significant debt to these early as students of the pioneer pioneers, as weIl as to the men and university, were the full privileges women of the early faculty and of admission to University of administration of the University, Toronto facilities, as weIl as those whose work enabled the first at Glendon. freshmen class to participate in getting York off the ground. The first students of York University attended classes at Probably the most accurate and Falconer Hall, on Queen's Park fitting verbal memorial to this Crescent at the University of first year is contained in the Toronto Campus. On September 12th, following statement by one of its 1960, Premier Leslie Frost most outstanding members, Dale officially opened the university at Taylor: that site. Teaching began in that month, with a staff of 19, of whom "Let no one be mistaken: that ten were members of faculty, and, to first class will have left its mark quote from Aardvark, 1962 - 63 on the liberal arts tradition of edition, with "some seventy odd the University. It gained a unity students in attendance." and hardiness in its first year at Falconer Hall which it brought to In fact, student enrolment was the new campus virtually intact. 76, fewer than had originally been It brought with it an essential hoped for, but demonstrating the disdain for the cliché, the high admission standards, for only dogmatic statement, the baseless half of the number who had applied remark and the blind obedience of were accepted. conformity. Above aIl, it brought with it an intensely personal The original philosophy of York spirit which refused to be broken was to emphasize the "general and by the institutionalized liberal education" leading to the personality that it inevitably development of the "whole man". The faced at York Hall. And finally, ideal was to be reached through the it brought with it the announced establishment of a small community intention of meeting its of scholars who would enjoy the responsibilities as the senior freedom to think, to research, to class in a new institution of discuss and to expound, while higher and liberal learning.,,3 benefitting from the intense academic environment and The Board of Governors and the communication of wisdom made early faculty members of York saw possible through a high ratio of the benefits possible in a small faculty to students. Many of the residential liberal arts approaches to creating the spirit of atmosphere, perceived not to be York evolved out of a reaction available from the large against the perceived machine-like depersonalized institutions of processing of students practiced at higher learning which then typified the University of Toronto. York, ontario's approach to university although part of that University, education. This ideal was was isolated from it, intellectually exemplified in the establishment of if not at first physically. Glendon College, originally planned as a self-contained campus for The Lest Years owe much to the about 1,500 students, but first freshman class who, "on a ultimately (partially by reason of clear autumn afternoon in 1960, the effect of zoning by-laws) built •••gathered in the Common Room of for approximately 800 to 1,000 Falconer Hall and started to get students. York University, which acquainted." It was this group of had already benefitted from the students who "started and guided beneficence of the University of student government at York during Toronto through the loan of its infant stages, •••started many Falconer Hall, became the recipient • •

from that University of the unique and enervating atmosphere beautiful 86-acre estate of the provided by a remote and cloistered Toronto financier E.R. Wood, which existence, physically and had been bequeathed to the spiritually removed in every way University of Toronto by Mr. Wood's from the churning bustle of the widow, Agnes Wood. downtown campus. The gates and walls on Lawrence Avenue marked the Thus, York moved to Glendon boundary of the other reality. Hall, where a total of 216 students Upon gaining access to the inner enrolled for the 1961-62 academic campus of Glendon, natural serenity year. A double ceremony took place enabled the expression of thought at the Glendon Campus on October and the contemplation of the 19th, 1961, when Air Marshall curtis Universe. Lush green lawns and was installed as Chancellor, and groves of mature trees provided a Lord James of Rusholme, Vice­ quiet and simplified catalyst for Chancellor of the University of the development of thought and York, England, officially opened the wisdom through scholastic new academic building. During that endeavour. The grand old Wood ceremony, the Hon. Robert Winters mansion, Glendon Hall, with its officially announced that the new glass porte-cochere and its building henceforth would be known ornamental rose garden and gazebos, as York Hall. This ceremony took sanctified the place and produced place under the eyes (or eye) of the reverence for the past, through Whole Man, described as follows: contrasting but harmonious juxtaposition with the new brick "The Whole Man" sculpture in walls and the abstract statement of bas-relief on the south wall of the the Whole Man. Many corners of the teaching theatre, embodies the theme lush campus provided a physical and that through traditional academic intellectual refuge, while ample disciplines, the University seeks to lawn and access to the Don Valley develop the capacities of "the Whole provided the opportunity for Man", who then uses the education he communion with nature, as weIl as has acquired to interpret the world generous facility for sports and in which he lives. Symbols, group activities. beginning at the left, depict History, Chemistry; "The World Below The first buildings of Glendon Ground" (agriculture, mining, etc.); Hall and York Hall, available to Philosophy and Psychology; Nations the first and second years of and Civilizations represented by the York's students, were later added Tree of Life and Knowledge; Biology to by the York Hall Extension, a and Genetics; Zoology; English and dining hall extension, the Leslie Languages, represented by the five Frost Library, the Wood Residence vowels; Political Science and and the Field House. The little Sociology; "Life Above Ground" coach house at the east end of York (Tree); and Construction Logic." Hall, so popular with early students for table tennis, artistic Lines of logic lead from the endeavours, meeting places and tension-compression symbol to the newspaper offices, was torn down, Whole Man's mind, which shows three to be replaced by a central service symbols - mathematics, perception building. and retention. The Whole Man holds aloft the lamp of learning embodying York Hall, begun in early a dove symbol and a glove, with 1961, was, by reason of various flags of the nations facing in aIl factors both legal and labour­ directions. The geometrical shape related, barely completed in time encircling the upper portion of the for use by the 1961 classes. Whole Man represents the Universe, Initiative and imagination were the curvatures of space and the demonstrated by the many special theory of relativity, and the brass features incorporated in the rods, as they sing in the wind, building. Examples were: modern symholize the "music of the specially designed science and spheres". language laboratories, small seminar rooms, common rooms and The importance of the physical access to aIl parts of the building location and characteristics of the by wheelchairs. Moreover, the Glendon Campus in the development of building took full advantage of its the spirit and enthusiasm of scenic location, while its students of the Lost Years of York comparative isolation was designed university cannot be over­ to remove distractions from outside emphasized. Starting with the sources. second year of York's existence, students were able to experience a In addition to the "York • •

Country Club", York University was student activities at Glendon also referred to in its early days Campus, contained in These Five as "Muddy York", in view of the fact Years... , the first President's that with the great amount of Report (published in 1965) construction which characterized the summarized student life at work as campus in its first few years, follows: together with unusually heavy rainfall during parts of that time, "Dissipation of energy, rather students and faculty became used to than apathy, has characterized the walking on plank sidewalks over seas student at York." of mud, and, in the case of students, slogging up and down from In addition to the individual the muddy parking lot on the Don personalities and characteristics flats below. of the faculty, students and staff who influenced student life at York In September 1962 a new class during its first four years, the of 138 freshmen, to be the last of most important factors contributing the Lost, appeared upon the scene. to the unique experience which resulted were the newness of the The extension of the Academic institution itself, and, as Building and the construction of the mentioned above, the physical Library, the residence, and the characteristics of the sites and central services building, watched buildings which provided York's with interest by the academic first two homes. Where nothing community during the course of their previously existed, everything had development, were ready for use in to be created. the Fall of 1963. Construction of the Proctor Field House commenced in This was an exciting period May 1963, and the building was both in world history and in the opened on March 13th, 1964, development of higher education in involving extensive student ontario. What could be more participation in both the formaI and conducive to intellectual informaI aspects of the ceremony. excitement and creativity than to Mention should be made of the work participate in the formation of a of Dr. Thomas Howarth, the new University founded on the ideal architect-planner for the Glendon of liberal arts? Campus Project Master Plan. To the students of the Lost Years, it was "York was to be a small the character of the Glendon Campus, academic community where people together with the enthusiastic were to be concerned with learning approach by York faculty, which for its own sake. The Liberal Arts combined to create the unique and environment was to stimulate exciting environment at York, scholarly enthusiasm, creativity remembered with great affection to and student freedom." (From MC 2 , this day. April 1963).

What did the Lost Year students Reading back through documents do at York? Of course, they left to us from the early period of studied, attended lectures and wrote York, one sees that many of the examinations. Most of them ended up members of the academic community, graduating: from the University of both in the first year at Falconer Toronto. They benefitted from Hall and then at Glendon, were attending classes, seminars and there out of a feeling of reaction discussions conducted by the to what was perceived as the enthusiastic and highly qualified assembly-line anonymity created by members of the faculty, who, like the larger established themselves, were participating in a universities. Many carne because new academic venture: the creation they saw a unique opportunity to of a great university! participate at the beginning of the deliberate creation of an important But this brief history is not institution. Aside from the to deal with the academic side of traditions and practices common to the education received at York by aIl Universities, here there was no students of the Lost Years, but to established way of doing things. recall sorne of the extracurricular There were no long-established activities and pursuits which, in faculty or student organizations or retrospect at least, dominated so practices. But there was many of the lives of the students of tremendous potential for the York University in its first years establishment and development of a of existence. unique intellectual environment.

Dean Tatham, in his report on It appears to have been the ..

universally accepted ideal of those Rose, and The York Pudding. A participating in the founding of series of special events and pranks York to achieve, through formaI and typified the sustained activity informaI modes of learning and which it was hoped, would be experience, the embodiment of the carried forward to the Glendon "Whole Man". The achievement of Campus. certainly, the first this ideal could be furthered students created a lively and through the directed exercise of intense atmosphere, which, contrary intellectual faculties, and the to sorne expression at the time, exposure to information and ideas countered the inevitable apathy from the widest range of which set in from time to time disciplines, in the environment of a among those who were at the small similarly-directed community University simply to take classes of scholars. and write exams.

What was provided to the first During the early years of students of York? When York York, much thinking was directed at university began teaching in coming to grips with the key September, 1960, the University questions of "Who am I?" and "Why occupied Falconer Hall, an old am l here?" Preoccupation with mansion containing 30,000 square defining existence and ascertaining feet of space. These conditions territorial boundaries, in both the produced a feeling of intimacy, immediate and universal small scale and personalized environments, weighted heavily upon relationships, which aIl contributed much of the early writing which to the early character of York. remains to us from the students of Faculty were accessible and the Lost Years. Conformity and interested. Through such mechanisms apathy were two of the principal as the "Tea and Talk" series, the subjects of intellectual discussion tutorial system, and the and scorn. A student body whose contributions of visiting lecturers brightest lights participated in and members of the arts community, the highest levels of academic President Ross and the thought and exploration at the same administration provided the time devoted a tremendous amount of framework for the stimulation of time and intellectual energy thought and the enrichment of the dealing with such issues as student University existence. Not every parking on the upper level, the attempt succeeded, but the overall quality of food and service in the experience probably did come as cafeteria and the responsibility close as was realistically possible for the creation and enforcement of to providing an environment rules and regulations to which, in conducive to the attainment of the practice, almost nobody ever paid ideals upon which York was any attention. Complex established. Student energy and constitutional forms were regularly participation was high in those produced and debated, generally first few months of York's promoted by a small number of very existence, and by the end of the active students, and viewed at sorne first year, many ways had been tried distance with amusement by the rest and several significant successes of the student population. achieved. An unusually high number of Although it may not have been student publications were created fully realized and appreciated at or thought about during those early the time, it appears that the years. administration was desirous of allowing students, as much as was AlI of this occurred at a time practicable, to initiate their own when the administration and faculty activities and decide the extent to were working feverishly on the which they would partièipate in self development of a new York government. curriculum, and the acquisition and construction of a gigantic campus, The first year certainly to be the future York University created a tremendous intensity of far away in the northwest suburbs spirit, and did in fact lay the of Toronto. While students of the ground work for many of the Lost Years were aware of these institutions and traditions which developments, and from time to time remain at York to this day. Student commented upon them in Pro-Tem, government was initiated by this this great development had little first year, and a number of clubs actual impact on day-to-day-student and societies sprang up. No fewer life. Students both Falconer Hall than four newspapers resulted: The and Glendon looked inward, and a York Thorn, The York Muddy, The York feeling of physical and ..

psychological isolation tended to An excellent choir, developed unify the student body, at least in through the work of Dr. William that one respect. McCauley, won First Class prizes at the Kiwanis Festivals of 1963 and The banning of membership in 1964, and published a record, "From fraternities by York students, the Bach to Rock". A whole range of almost total absence of other clubs and associations grew participation in the affairs of the up during the period of the Lost University of Toronto, and the Years, including the Amoeba growing reliance on York's own Watchers' Society, the York facilities aIl contributed to the University Film Society, the Drama feeling of a self-sustaining Club, the Art Club and a number of community at York. religious and political groups. York participated actively as a with the move to Glendon in member of the Canadian Union of 1961, and the expansion of the Students, and, in 1964 was host to student body to a staggering total the CUS Annual Conference. York of 216 students, York entered a also participated in an annual second phase, as students and interchange of students with Laval faculty alike attempted to cope with University. the social and academic pressures and tensions inevitable in an Sports and athletics played a institution which was growing so large role in life at York in those quickly and with so few fixed points early years as weIl. Special of departure or destination. mention must be made of sorne of the early men's hockey, basketball and Initiation was out; orientation rugger teams, and participants in was in. Those responsible for the women's field hockey. Among the actual creation of the University-­ team names in those early years the Provincial Government, the Board were the Windigoes, the Rosies, and of Governors, the Senate and the the Jolly York Millers. In the administration--were to be viewed earliest days of Glendon, a large with utmost suspicion, when they number of students participated in were thought about at aIl; meanwhile such activities as table tennis and student publications pondered the archery, and by the time of real questions of existence, such as graduation of the last Lost Years whether or not students should wear students, a wide range of athletic academic gowns, buckle under to the organizations had been established. dreaded Committee on Student Affairs, or put up with having to The early tennis courts in the park on the lower level. Once valley, and the archery range on again, societies and publications the lawns of Glendon Campus, proliferated; MC2 maintained a high provided the first athletic level of literary writing. The York facilities at Glendon. Later, the Pro-Tem appeared for the first time John S. Proctor Field House, with in February, 1962; later that year its adjacent hockey rink and it was joined by the Forum; much playing fields, allowed York discussion ensued as to whether or students to participate in an not York would have a yearbook, a expanding range of activities. debate characterized by the feeling of "class-consciousness" between the In total, the Lost Years of first and second year factions, York are represented by ending in a decision not to publish approximately 350 students, who a yearbook at aIl. The yearbook, commenced classes at York in 1960, Janus, finally did appear for the '61 and '62. Of these, first time in 1964, although an approximately 270 students edition of MC 2 published in April, graduated, after completing their 1963, acted as the "Graduation courses in 1963, '64 and '65. Book", celebrating the contributions and achievements of York's first This brief overview should graduating year. Among other York serve to recollect sorne of the publications during the Lost Years highlights of the Lost Years. So period, were Saelala, successor to many individuals participated in MC 2 , Aardvark, (the York Student York University life during that Handbook), Zzardvark, (York Student time, that it is impossible to give Directory), and the Rival, published individual recognition to aIl of in November 1964. them. However, Lost Years students would agree that one individual A Student Court was created, whose contribution and life but except for a case arising from achievements should be recognized an incident involving a student who and remembered at this time is the smoked in class, never used. late George Tatham, Dean of Students during the Lost Years. our staff in understanding highly Every student from that period will technical material and he also remember with affection Dean supplied significant additional Tatham's vitality and endless detail. We note that his firm's enthusiasm, a Whole Man if ever role was only to provide technical there was one. Every student of the expertise, and are happy to comply Lost Years owes him a significant with his request.) debt of gratitude. We will always remember him, as will we remember The study was commissioned by York during those early exciting a committee of senior York times. officiaIs. When questioned by Pro-Tem, these individuals at first denied COACH HOUSE RAZING A MISTAKE, SAYS the existence of the document. SECRET REPORT When challenged with excerpts, they conceded the existence of an "internaI document" prepared as an The 1962 demolition of the "informaI backgrounder." Glendon Campus Coach House need never have happened, according to a Queries concerning the reasons recent study. for the requesting the report, or its cost, brought a uniform, The 1,200 page report entitled "Absolutely no comment!" Asked IiHisto-Architectural Aspects of when the document might be made Glendon" traces the development of public, one official sniffed, the site under the direction of the "Probably never!" late E.R. Wood, its subsequent use by the University of Toronto, and When question informally, one latterly by York University. very senior official (who insisted on anonymity) commented: "Of Commenting on the unique course they're right about the damn architectural significance of the Coach House. We tore it down to entire Glendon property, the report put up a bloody steam plant! As if contains extensive commentary on the we couldn't have put that thing structure of the main Wood almost anywhere on the campus ...or residence, the Spanish garden, the off it, for that matter. Hell, rose gardens, the wrought-iron look at the plant that powers half entrance gates and other distinctive of downtown Toronto, or the system features of the estate. There is they built in Ajax during the war. particularly scathing commentary on There's no reason at aIl we had to the destruction of the Coach House, do what we did!" termed by the report's authors "absolutely unnecessary and The consultant's report notes bordering upon the scandalous." that the Coach House was constructed in 1923 at a cost of An unauthorized copy of the $90,000. There was storage space report was recently obtained by for a number of vehicles and living members of the Pro-Tem staff. quarters at one end. From 1923 onwards the residential portion was The report was produced by a the home of a Mr. Treleaven, leading Metro consulting firm noted chauffeur to the Wood family for for its work involving historie over 30 years. sites. When contacted by Pro-Tem, the president of the firm declined It is recorded that when York to comment on the cost of the study, first occupied the campus, the although he did confirm that it had garage portion was used for ping­ taken some five months to complete. pong while the residential area He indicated the cost was a private became offices for various campus matter between his firm and the organizations. Special functions University. such as the annual Treasure Van Caravan were also held on the site. (Ed's Note: The consulting company president indicated his The section of the report preference that his firm not to be dealing with the Coach House drawn into any public controversy concludes: "This vintage concerning the report's contents. architectural gem was demolished in He asked that his company therefore December 1962 to make way for a not be named in Pro-Tem. Our three-storey, brick "Central reporters found this gentleman to be Services Building" capable of most forthright and cooperative. He producing 60,000 lbs. of live steam freely gave of his time to assist per hour." ~ ,i " \ 1 j ;,; t, : ; /1 ; l «- 0: 1 l C ! 1 \ 2= { i l.L ,., ) L ! 1 1 / 2- ,;, r ,'\

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' _-...-...--.-.- .. .!~ l,~t~. (Ed. note: York freshman could three or four months ago." do better than that even on an off­ day! ) "The York Pro-Tem will henceforth appear once every 10 days, and will remain "pro-tem" until we give it a name." REBUILDING FUND ANNOUNCED March 1962

Harold J. Levy, sometime editor "Hail, Glorious Patrick" (Patrick of Pro-Tem, announced today the Bradley, Founder of Patrinianism) establishment of a "Coach House "Editor's note - the sentiments Rebuilding Fund". expressed by Mr. Bradley are not necessarily those of this "It's aIl very weIl to bewail publication." the destruction of something valuable and beautiful," stated "On Thursday, at 3:00 p.m., in the Harold. "It behooves us, however, Common Room, the presidential to do what we can to recreate the candidates are invited to submit precious things from the past which themselves before the student have been destroyed. It is for this body." reason that Pro-Tem is sponsoring the fund." "Bram Morrison's selection of folk songs was varied and entertaining. Mr. Levy noted that consultants His somewhat conventional conducting a recent study of the folksinger manner was backed by an Glendon site had recovered a copy of excellent voice and a skilful the original architectural drawings guitar accompaniment." for the building. "We were also informed that "This is not only most negotiations re the property on fortuitous, but a clear sign that we Steeles Avenue between Keele and should act now!" he said. Jane are proceeding favourably. For aIl of the construction Location of the reconstructed proposed, finances will be Coach House has yet to be necessary." determined. One possibility is to relocate the steam plant and restore "For a championship game the the Coach House to its former site. cheering section should have been Mr. Levy was careful to point out larger. However, what we lacked in that this option would be very quantity was made up in quality in dependent upon total monies raised. the persons of Dr. and Mrs. Ross, Mr. Langille, and Mr. Jenkins." Donations to the fund can be made care of: H.J. Levy, In Trust, "Last Saturday night, York Editorial Department, The Toronto Windigoes finished their basketball star, One Yonge st., Toronto, Ont. season in a very impressive manner, M5E 1E6. To date, there has been no although the score (83-39 in favour reply from National Revenue of Waterloo), was not indicative of regarding the tax status of the calibre of baIl being played." charitable donations to this fund. "Last Thursday afternoon at 3:15 p.m., the Amoeba Watchers' Society called a seminar on evolution, for QUOTES FROM PRO-TEM (Feb. 1962-March the entire student body and 1965) faculty, with a panel made up of faculty members of York (Quotes are by Pro-Tem editors or University.... Unfortunately Mr. staff unless otherwise noted) Rubinoff, who was to speak on his particular field, was unable to attend due to a garage door which Feb. 1962 wouldn't open."

"Dr. Daniel Cappon •.. feels that "Harold Levy, President of the the eventual propagation of the Amoeba Watchers' Society, human race will be carried on in introduced the panel members and hatcheries." then gave a short talk on recerit society experiments with mice. It "The Student Notice Board seems to had been observed by the Amoeba have an excellent memory. For Watchers' Society that these example, by observing it today, one creatures are similar to women in can get a good idea of what happened that both are unpredictable." (John Corvese) justifiably upset to find salt and pepper among the sugar. The " •..How can we expect University emphasized that the Dining Hall is students to have passions and for dining, and urge again that emotions like human beings?" students leave coats and lunch bags (Patrick Bradley) outside (as you would do at home) . An earlier suggestion to ban books "With respect to field hockey, Chuck has been rejected however, and Magwood observed that, "we have the except for a few hours every day we field." can still bring our books into the Dining Hall." Sept. 1962 "My God, do we ever (have a parking "However, it is to be regretted that problem)! It puts me in a fouI a group of senior students, acting mood first thing every morning and in no official capacity and lacking last thing every afternoon to slog any vestige of authority, proceeded through acres of mud to get to my to introduce what we consider to be car." Barry Base. an undesirable element into the orientation programme. Their ideas In answer to the same question, of initiation were certainly not Gary Caldwell: "I feel that the consistent with those of the solution that has been worked out orientation committee." is quite reasonable in view of the circumstances. But l hear the the "As they (first-year Zoology class) steps are getting pretty hard stood by the River Don, there is navigate." little impact to resemble that felt by Caesar when he crossed the Rhine, "This was a demonstration age t: or by Odysseus when he forded the 1. Location of parking facili Si Meander." 2. Charges for parking facilitlesi 3. A general protest against an "The Zoology Professor (Dr. Fowle) administratively oriented urged the students to note the University rather than an difference between aquatic animaIs academically oriented University. and animaIs on land." It was also felt that it was time to liven up the Campus." Oct. 1962 (In response to a question about In a questionnaire conducted by the Cuban missile crisis): "I Prof. Coughlin, it was ascertained agree most heartily with the that 8% of York University students President's plan. The time for were forgers and 24% were negotiations is over. Action must shoplifters. be taken -- it hast This greatly surpasses the York parking "Of the affirmatives (on pre-marital problem!" (David Allen) sex relationships), one girl confided it aIl depends on the Nov. 1962 people involved. My upbringing makes me think it's quite wrongi in "Nor can it (the Pro-Tem) be a practice its really qui~e personal instrument used by an worthwhile." individual to dictate not what the readers want to read but what one "This was my first experience at a thinks they should read....but mass University convention. when a paper sets itself against Compared to York students, l found the best interests of the community most of the delegates lacklustre and which it serves -- what is to be unexciting people." (Doug Griffin) the result?" (John Corvese, in announcing his resignation as an "I am," said Mr. Hollinger, " a Editor-in-Chief of the Pro-Tem). very, very intolerant person, especially of people like me with "Dear Mr. Corvese -- we are sorry other points of view." your pro-temporary career has ended. You, sir, are impertinent!" (In response to the question: "What The Editor does the 'Whole Man' mean to you?"): Gary Caldwell: "The concept is "The Pro-Tem regrets the action, validi the representation is poor." taken last night by council in Prof. Kilbourn: "The worst piece of affirming the motion authorizing modern public sculpture in the Mr. John Corvese and Mr. Phil Toronto area." Spencer to edit a Student Year Book.•.. we .. urge them not to "They (the administration) were also condemn their project to the status .... .

of a conventional high school year gavel three times, and pronounce in book." a ringing voice "coowu, COOWU, COOWU!" and whenever a motion is "COUNCIL CANS CALDWELL'S COURT." passed by this body, the President Dec. 1962 shall again rise and pronounce in a ringing voice: "COOWU". "The Student Council reminds you President Caldwell then rose to that thee will be a student assembly make his maiden speech as head of today. The purpose of the assembly the new COOWU. He stated that he will be to present, for comment, to was at aIl times desirous of the student body, certain issues fulfilling the wishes of the which are before the Student electorate; thus he would remain as Council. These issues are: head of COOWU, although it would 1. Student discipline; undoubtably destroy his reputation 2. A constitution for the student for dignity and calmness. He went body; on to declare that this was a 3. The wearing of gowns. negation of everything he had stood AIso, Mr. Small will outline briefly for aIl his life and impinished the parking situation." upon some deep personal convictions." "YORK HUMBLES ARCHITECTURE" (a reporting of a hockey game between The "first annual" Faculty issue. the York Hockey B's and the School of Architecture) "1 defy anyone or any system to deny me the right to my own soul." "PRO-TEM INTERVIEWS SHAFT INSPECTOR" (Gary Caldwell, upon resigning his by Rob Bull (Interview of Tom Boehm office as President of the Student of the York Elevator Survey). Council) •

"A week ago today, our student "Seeing that the paper had no council ••• summoned aIl its pomp funds, there were absolutely no and pageantry to address an financial problems." (from an unusually large assembly of students article called Pro-Tem in concerning some of the important Retrospect) . issues facing York. President Caldwell informed the gathering that March 1963 the purpose for the assembly was a mutual exchange of information "since l was nominated purely as a between the students and the joke, l was thoroughly flattered by representatives. First to speak was the number of votes l received for Mr. Small (Comptroller), and he the office of Vice-President." explained the recent parking (Roger Charlesworth) crisis." (In response to a question: "Do you think that the student common room Jan. 1963 is being used properly?"): "It's a breeding ground for inertia; once "For many months this University has you go in there, everybody is doing been exposed to a stream of modern nothing and when you get caught up abstract art. The editors of this in a bridge game or something, you paper do not wish to make a judgment don't feel like going to class." on the merits of contemporary art, (Paul Alexander) for we do not consider ourseIves able to judge of such matter. We (In answer to question: "What is contend, however, that our your opinion of Pro-Tem?"): "1 University is being over-exposed to like the cartoons; the rest of it one school of art at the expense of is just bulk. You've got to have others." it but the cartoons are the classic parts. There's lots of good Feb. 1963 stuff••. " (Phil Harrison)

"Student Council, as such, ceased to "Council members gave this poem (by exist Tuesday evening. Be it Dave Bell) a mixed reaction. Some resolved that henceforth the name of were silent, while others said this body be The Council for the nothing." Organization of Operations Within the University (COOWU); and that it "During the past summer, many be the dutY of the President of the radical changes have come about COOWU to open each scheduled meeting which will have a profound effect with the following ceremony: upon the social and academic life of York. Physically the Campus has He shall, upon recognition of a seen the addition of five new quorum, rise to his feet and tap his buildings as weIl as several extensions of the Main Academie "We felt that the impromptu display Hall. But even more important is was well-organized and carried out the fact that the population of York effectively; sorne of the signs, has doubled!!" notably the "La Marsh for Den Oct. 1963 Mother" sign showed a great deal of thought, ingenuity and "This past summer has witnessed the preparation." inauguration at York of a new group called the Committee on Student "Student Council was informed this Affairs. It is composed of 9 week by Victor Hori that the faculty members and exercises Vendomatic Caterers will make no complete control over non-academic attempt to speed up lunch hour matters. It is still too early to service." (George F. Howden) censure or extol this Committee... " "Until this year though, York seems "with these objectives (for to have been dominated by the improving cafeteria service) firmly 'bridge-playing oxen' of the implanted, with a general will to Student body. Nowa new emphasis co-operate held supreme, l feel has emerged that stresses certain that the food and service in intellectual curiosity rather than York dining Hall will rapidly mental tranquilization." (Dave approach the quality and efficiency Bell) of even the Scott Mission, the Don Jail or other similar institutions." "Aside from breaking a few arrows (Dave Bell) and hitting the portable, the boys' archery club has not yet begun Council moved this week, at what their active program." seemed like lightning speed in comparison with the procrastination "Last week's PRO-TEM carried the of last year's Council, to set up, statement by G.F. Howden that 'the on an interim basis, the long Vendomatic Caterers will make no awaited Student Court." attempt to speed up lunch hour service.' Vendomatic Services have "Today there are 300 individuals in since lengthened the lunch period the first year class at York and thus have given the lie to University, a small and unproven George Howden's statement. If said University. Already they are marked reporter had listened more closely, as different by the fact that they he surely would have heard this will be the first class to graduate change in lunch hours announced. from York's own programme." As it is, George Howden ignores fact in order to print his own " ••• for a short time everybody fiction." forgot that he had come to University to meet and snare a "AII University humans eat, many member of the opposite sex." (Liz daily, and sorne live in residence Walker and Marian Fry) as captive clients of the cafeteria....1 claim that the low "Tuesday, October lst the House quality of food, the inadequate Assembly (of "A" house) convened to portions, etc., have been forced discuss rules and to meet our Don, upon us for our own good. An ill­ Dr. Barker. We elected a •.. feeling, lean and hungry populace, committee: Allan Millward, our disgruntled and discontented illustrious, industrious president; complaining and cursing student Jim McCaul, a secretary-treasurer, group is what the administration whose honesty and integrity have has wanted to produce. The never been questioned, or cohesion which results from a mentioned•.• " common grievance will do us immeasurable good." (Anon.) (Describing opening ceremonies officiated by John Robarts, Premier "We must never forget that school of Ontario): "Mr. Robarts, who had work should be a part of, but never attended a previous festivity at interfere with, our education." York anticipated a student (Pro-Tem Editorial) demonstration of some kind. When interviewed after the presentation "Angry parents and officiaIs force of the "Whole Woman" he said he closing of student-made movie found it entertaining and thought it depicting complete sex act at furthered the York tradition. Dr. U.B.C.; although a failure in Murray G. Ross commented that the official quarters, "UBYSSEY" display had shown imagination and reports that hundreds of students vitality and had been within the were turned away." (from From limits of good taste." Bonavista to Vancouver Island, by r

Lillian Hale) "The most striking result of last week's referendum was not that 180 Nov. 1963 students favoured a 'free' Common Room, nor was it that 108 students "At York we have mud. In fact, it wished to restrict the Common Room; is more than mere mud, it is a it was simply that close to half of tradition. We are probably the only the student body just didn't care. University in the world where a This revelation makes us wonder why count is kept of the number of such an insignificant issue was submerged Volkswagens." brought up in the first place."

" ••• Council has gone for the "Congratulations to the Pro-Tem and committee system in a big way. Only the Mr. Dean Tudor for the the fact that most of these excellent series of articles: committees have never met has saved 'Power structures at York'. Mr. the members of council from Tudor has satirized brilliantly the starvation and insomnia." (George failure of the ontario educational F. Howden) system to produce students whose writings possess even the slightest "The one thing that York council degree of clarity and cohesion." needs right now is a constitution, (Bill Farr) crippled with euphemisms, that can be abrogated every now and then when "For the past 6 weeks the Pro-Tem the blame for errors must be shifted has run a series of articles by elsewhere than on the Dean Tudor concerning the 'Power administration. It has performed structure at York'. Those of us long enough without a constitution." who have read these articles have (Dean Tudor, in "Power structures at done so with indifference." (Mary York, Part IV") Lynn Fairbairn)

"Tonight at 7:00 p.m., a meeting of "The petulant games of card, the the student Council will be asked to numerous hoaxes and farces that ban bridge-playing in the Common pervade the University atmosphere, Room." the petty quarrels with other students and with the cafeteria, "The Leslie Frost Library is the constant demands for 'student encouraging aIl members of the freedom', and the airs of immature University to build private thinking, now constitute the collections by the adoption of regression of York University to a archaic and feudal distribution place where everyone has fun and no principles." (Rickshaw) one learns anything." (Dean Tudor)

"Our freshmen seem to have settled "Last year there was no book of in extremely weIl, their apathy only rules; students were not told that rivaled by their high degree of they had to use bare feet or rubber alienation and disillusionment." soled shoes on the trampoline. (Dave Bell) They were told they had a maximum amount of freedom, and the "The highlight of last week's responsibility to see that it did Student Council meeting was a heated not become licensed." debate on a motion to ban card games from the Common Room •••. The motion "Don't use the ski tow unless there was subsequently defeated and the is snow on the ground." (Reference margin of defeat was the number of to a book of regulations for York members to who voted against the students published by the Committee motion in order to have a referendum on Student Affairs). held•••• The reason l did not resign is that l feel that the Student "Dances must end at or before Council, as elected organ of the midnight unless written permission student union, has a definite is obtained in advance from the function to fulfill, and that l can Dean of Students." (from the same best serve this function by Regulations). remaining a member of council." (Don Kantel) "A look at the scale model (of the planned York University Campus for Dec. 1963 1980 revealed by the York Board of Governors) reveals several "Yesterday, the Board of Governors interesting features. The most officially unveiled the plans for noticeable, and to York students, York's new campus at Keele street most encouraging, is the abundance and Steeles Avenue." of parking space." " we must first learn a degree of The seeds of change were in toleration of others' opinions, and the air. Quebec was beginning to maturity in our criticism of them. question the status quo with the Ideas should not be accepted only first stirrings os separatism; John insofar as they conform to a pre­ F. Kennedy had just been elected cast mould; nor should criticism President of the United states; degenerate into childless stone­ Diefenbaker refused nuclear throwing on the personal level. Mr. missiles on Canadian soil; and the Corvese has kindly furnished us, civil rights activities in the through his series of brilliant southern u.s. were creating a mass letters, with memorable examples of movement. The Cuban missile crisis both these shortcomings." (Dave brought into sharp focus the Bell) reality of a nuclear war. People were beginning to believe that "The point is that the practice of society could change and that they end-of-term and end-of-year could play a role if they so chose. examinations is a senseless and It was the beginning of the '60s. unnecessary demand placed upon the student, and even worse, it does not In Ontario, York University test the student's ability to was the first of several new reason, or his ability to form universities to be created through opinion, these being two of the the decade. Until the embryonic major goals of higher learning." York opened at Falconer Hallon the (Pro-Tem Editorial). University of Toronto campus, "university" meant established "The major feature of our system institutions. Brock, Trent and would be the administering of one Laurentian would follow, but in test per month in each subject." 1960 the idea of a "new" university (from the same Editorial). was unique.

Jan. 1964 In retrospect, it seems inevitable that the concept of "Never in the history of York has a university education would evolve skating rink been opened with the and change. What was once an ivory vigour and gusto demonstrated tower, a place of pure learning, yesterday, when Dr. Ross, President would become a means of training of the University and Mr. Proctor, students to take their place in the Chairman of the Building Committee, pragmatic world of the 1970s. But with the aid of the York Choir, then, when the idea was new, York officiated at ceremonies in the was conceived of as a unique place; valley." small, with high academic standards, top-notch faculty, and a Feb. 1964 well-rounded liberal arts curriculum. A perfect environment " the constitution does not to develop the whole person. The represent the wishes of the time was right for such an students. It represents what the experiment. What, then, of the residents feel is the best "deal" individual students and faculty who they can wring from a recalcitrant came to share the experience? administration, a fact that will be Those of us who came were certainly attested to by any resident breaking with tradition. But we student." (Bill Damphier) brought something positive as weIl. There was a sense of idealism, of "with the coming into effect of the being part of something new. There constitution for Wood Residence, was genuine spirit of adventure, a this Friday, York University belief on the part of every students will have attained a individual that we were actively significant level of self­ creating a university. This group government.••• It was drafted, had the luxury of going to amended and passed by amajority of university for its own sake. It students in each of the five was a buyer's market for jobs, and residence Houses. It was passed by assumed that careers were there for the Residence Council, by the the choosing. Committee on Student Affairs, by the Board of Governors." (Fred Gorbet) Some were deeply committed to ideals. There were many active, and often fractious debates on issues WEIGHING THE TRY PART II from parking to fraternities to the (or, The Way We Were) very nature of university education. In the process, we By vicki Casey ('63) learned how to formulate a position, organize others, partake in the decision-making process, and finally to accept consensus on an issue. For a few, this meant YORKWORD CROSSPUZZLE compromise, and they left York with FOR THE LOST YEARS a sense of defeat. But they also took with them a feeling of kinship By George Rust-D'Eye with others through the sharing of something special. ACROSS As Glendon's first students, we 2,5 What at least some of us lived our pioneering university wanted to become experience with an uncompromising 7 Transfer student in animal zest for life, fun and shared husbandry commitment to something new. Bridge 11 The York University ~ __ games lasted for days, parties went that made it aIl possible weIl into the night and beer was 13 The women's field hockey team consumed with gusto. But in reality 17 What we had left after the end were were an innocent lot by today's of Student Council standards: occasional grass but no 18 Fairchild Gore (and see 144 hard drugs, no fear of crime and across) violence, and, above aIl, in spite 19 It started out "for the time of an awareness of problems an being", but it's still there amazing sense of self-assurance 21 +41 across sign - the 19 about our place in the world. across 128 down for the best prank Although the courses offered 22 The most popular activity in were not unique, the quality of the 67 across room teaching, the size of classes and 23 Popoff the private tutorial were. 24 Nobody ever asked for it but Dedicated faculty extended you had to have one to get themselves taking students amoeba into a 80 across watching, exposing them to the best 25 A red octagonal sign at a of Canadian art, and constantly bilingual campus challenging them with ideas. AlI 26 Our city, big (even though this my not have been unique in the we were in North-York) university environment, but the 27 Treasure , where one sharing of it in the Glendon context could buy a camel seat was. 28 House - we were aIl sorry to see it go Organizing this reunion has 29 Two-faced yearbook brought many of us back in contact 32 We played in the big leagues again. Once more we are sharing 34 victor last started it - had something new, helping to bring this something to do with Seven special group together again. And Seals in the process we have realized that 35 sequitur we really haven't changed muchi we 38 Either a river or a position are still very much a product of in a 52 down that time. There has been energy, 39 A column by Errol 79 down in laughter, commitment and beer, just 19 across as before. And there, before our 41 Clearly the most debated issue eyes, is the reality of Glendon on campus College in 1988. still dedicated to 44 What we were aIl there to get, liberal arts, a small, bilingual inter alia college in its beautiful isolated 45 The Premier who did so much setting, with students of spirit for York, and lent his name to participating in college life just the Library as we might have imagined it. Every 47a Unappreciated position - David detail may not be exactly as B. was one, so was Frasèr envisioned, but there it is still, a 48 If we got tired of complaining thing unto itself. Perhaps Glendon about 41 across we could and its pioneers have come full always object to high circle after aIl. 49 Messenger stood in the garden and got painted from time to time 51 , another source 'of complaint - three times a day 54 We probably had one or two but they never got revenge 56 Elegant musical recital at Glendon College 57 Dale , one of the students who made things happen 109 Prominent active student, 59 (acronym) - national collective popular with aIl except some of scholars editors of 19 across 60 Friends - such as 140 across 110 Remembered for practising in and 101 across Kantel or 177 the rose garden or performing across Spencer and 109 across on the skating rink - won two 61 (abbrev.) source of many Kiwanis Festival Frist Prizes letters to 19 across 111a For a while a debate raged as 62 Things went rapidly downhill to whether we should wear for this Club academic ones 65 Once a publication of high 112 The bright penny in the class calibre of '64 - First winner of Alice 67 + 84 down - a popular W. Turner Award place for those who wanted to 120 Officially we belonged to it play 22 across but hardly anyone ever went 68 Judy LaMarsh for Mother there 69 What Board of 162 across would 122 A cold but beautiful female pass form in the rose garden (two 72 ______and White Society words) 73 ~ ~_and Talk - every 125 105 across thought he was Thursday afternoon great but others thought he 75 A York vehicle, not for thought was merely blowing in the wind 76 (acronym) we were aIl members 125b One club took to it of it but it didn't meet very 127 To or not often 129 Prominent topographical 77 Prominent York benefactor ­ feature had significant effect first Chairman of the Board of on student life, athletics, 162 across romance, 151 down and 41 80 What we went to if there was across nothing else to do 130 ~~__~_society - short-lived 82 Early energetic literary historical allusion publication 132 Troubadour - later to play 83 ______Miller - watering hole with two women and an elephant after hockey games 133 Started off with an AIley ­ 84 A number of them in the 2.5 this cool cat later became an across created the "music of editor of 19 across the spheres" 134 Question: What's ? 85 John S. , another Answer: 1 down leading contributor to the 137 Dave, Ron or Ma creation of Yorki dropped the 140 Hori first puck at the opening of 141 Mature student, editor of 19 the rink across, 153 across for illegal 87 - intellectual - or 41 across pod (cf. 90 across) 143 Deep thinker, and catalyst Rob 88 Popular and caring 163 down of students 144 F.G. , activist, 90 Harold 113 down founded the published the 37 down society that watched them 146 George Howden's column in 19 94 Respected librarian across, In High 96 We had whole ones and gallant 148 An interesting sculpture ones and yeo ones surrounded the to 97 Outstanding student showed York Hall leadership - first winner of 150a York U.! York !! Murray G. Ross Award 153 Means suffered termination 98 Charitable campaign conducted with extreme prejudice by 2 down 154 and Roses - took a 99 A 29 across poet few years to get off the 101 Kantel or Tate ground 102 Wrote From Bonavista to 156 Covered with 176 downi the 135 Vancouver Island, married down practised there - down in classmate John the 129 across 103 Wizard of 159 Centre of activities, 105 Wrote folk music column for 19 assemblies, folk-singing and acrossi never seen without a 51 across guitar 161 Popular zoology professor led 106 Bottom storey government of B field trips down in the 129 House across 107 From to Rock - record 162 "It is to them that York owes produced by 110 across under its existence..• " the leadership of Dr. 58 down 164 ______Street, site of 134 108 Commiteee of , more across campus fund-raising 165 A beautiful poem by Wilson McDonald, set to music by ride William McCauley, included on 18 Toronto artist, "keeper of the record of 110 across lanes", paid visit to York 166 Responsible for designing the 18a Flown on occasion by 84a down 134 across campus 20 It was aIl pervasive, but what 168 The font of aIl else would one expect at a 171 133 across or Millward, place named 1 down? ~N~e~l-s-o-n--o-r McPherson 24a Half of the Lost Years are 172 Helpful and popular Assistant still ----m-a-t~l-:-·-c Comptroller, Frank J. _ 27 :::::------173 Prestigious York address 30 There were big ones on the 175 Night school at York gates and around the rose 177 Spencer, tall garden -c-o-n-s-e-rv--a-tive activist 31 ------145 down, column in 19 179 Ended up in the pool at the across opening of the Field House 36 Barry , debonair 180 Crossword puzzle author (Part cartoo-n~i-s~t--d7r--ove aluminum- II) bodied car and published Off 181 Bisset, bright and enthusiastic member of the 37 Publication by Fairchild Gore class of '63 144 across 182 Bruce , solid citizen 40 Earth pig, or student handbook student leader 40a ~ ~_Hall, York's first 183 The name fits; this sparkplug home at 120 across was a popular member of two 43 ~ Campus, York's second lost years home 184 BMOC did everything weIl; ­ 45 Prohibited at York - you first winner of George Tatham couldn't even belong to one Award - now his major concern 46 Literary publication succeeded is retractable predecessor whose title ran 185 We are: the years out of energy 186 ~ Wallis, incipient Whole 47 The , temporary Man always available to structure used during help out construction 187 The mansion's name. 48 New students - subjected to 14 down or 119 down DOWN 49 The 135 down played it - A and 1,33 It may have lost us but we B haven't forgotten how much it 50 The white of York, did for us planted by Leslie Frost at the 2 (acronym) international student opening of Glendon Campus organization - was responsible 52 York's first building for 98 across and Treasure 27 was named after the former across owner of both 187 across and 3 ---=--:----~Coulston - we 40a down Hall; opened by celebrated her birthday Premier Robarts 4 Canadian, huh? 53 A couple helpful to residence 5,42 The Great White Father of York, students embodied the 2,5 across, made 1 55 Psychology Professor

down work ~~~~--'7""led rats and 6 Of course! students through mazes 8 Slang for "popular" 58 Dr. William , Mr. 9,51 The way must be tried Music at York 10 (acronym) yet another national 60 security guards student organization enforced 41 across rules; one 12 Responsible for student affairs was allegedly removed from his - but where were the students? job for helping students - promulgated odd rules 63 Gage , known for cool 13 An un-organized student counter moves; gave name to award - group with rodent reference 64 comptroller William 14 The wrong way to introduce 48 66 Chuck , friend of 7 down to 1, 33 down across and 18 across Smith; 15 Member of the body responsible got excited about 41 across for the academic policy of York 69 A on smoking in University lecture rooms led to the only 16 Bill , became so much a case tried by the student 109 part of York that pe's still down there 70 Annual benefit dance gave rise 17 Prominent Air Marshall made to question: "what's a What major contributions to the for?" development of York; became its 71 20 down - satirical Chancellor and had a rickshaw game in 19 across

pretending to be faculty (dress tweedy, speak softly and politely) . THE ABIDING ETHOS (Ed. note: Some sacrifices are just too great!) By J. Seymour Miftkens, PhD Chairman, Department of Automotive ...but let us turn to other Ecology and Creative Parking, York evidence..•. University CHURCH PARKING LOT

York's founders selected the "At a recent meeting, the white rose as its symbole They'd Board of Stewards of Lawrence Park have done better to choose a parking Community Church decided to adopt a lot. get-tough policy on students parking in the church parking lot. Nothing in the university's The stewards were rather concerned history, no theme, issue, or topic both by the number of students and has been more enduring, aroused the effect they were having on greater intellectual passion, nor church affairs. Lately an average stimulated such practica creativity of 25 day students have been using as Glendon's parking arrangements. the lot. This compares with the 35 who hve been using the student One need only glance through parking lot in the valley " early Pro-Tems to appreciate the role of the parking spot in shaping ...or consider these quotes the institution: collected by W.M. Collins and M.W. Soupcoff. The question: Does York STUDENTS FINED FOR PARKING have a parking problem? INFRACTIONS "Leslie Valleau (York Frosh) : "Two senior York students were "Definitely. Why should we have to fined $10.00 each this week for climb half a mile to school and pay infractions of the university $20.00 as weIl? York is parking regulations. Mr. Douglas "Moneygrubbing" 1" Rutherford and Mr. Tom Boehm have been instructed to pay the amount of "Dianne Pounder (York's Tennis the fine to the Accountant before Queen) "Yes. l've walked up those December 4th. It is understood that 112 steps, and by the time l get to the money will be placed in the the top, l feel like going down Students' Bursary and Loan Fund. agaln. •.... "

"The two students were tried "Barry Base (the little before the Committee on Student General Motors): "My G-d, do we Discipline, a group consisting of ever! It puts me in a fouI mood Dean Tatham, Dean Earl, and Dean first thing every morning and last Morrison, as weIl as Mr. Rickerd, thing every afternoon to slog the Registrar. Evidence presented through acres of mud to get to my by Mr. J. Armour, the Director of car." the Physical Plant, indicated that the two individuals had made use of David Newman (outspoken York unauthorized Faculty parking mind): "York is striving for stickers. The Committee found the higher education. Perhaps with students guilty and recommended the these steps it will achieve it." fine to President Ross. "Gary Caldwell ( ): "1 "Dr. Ross in accepting the feel that the solution that has recommendation pointed out that this been worked out is quite reasonable was the minimum fine that could be in view of the circumstances. But imposed. He added that the penalty l hear that the steps are getting could have been considerably more pretty hard to navigate." severe." ...•lest the reader have any According to legend, the doubt about the permanence of the unauthorized sticker these students issue, consider this excerpt from used bore the number "OOI" ....a the REUNION '88 poster: number already assigned to President Ross. "ACCOMMODATION ... You can have aIl this for less than $30 per A third student is understood night (caterer's breakfast and to have parked on the upper level legal parking included)." for an entire academic year by first forging a sticker, and then l suggest the above provides GAA~TEO- 1 ~N'E()t Yov!-\ 1'111"0\\ J)ItOtlSE,'" rH€.Q.~ 1..5 Pt SrVOt:N r ?AR.fi.It-/C' t='ltoltlL..~M,

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~_ .... PlanVest Financial corporation editor of Your Monev magazine, now .•. fondly remembers confusing Dean a communications consultant... Tudor with Dean Tatham as a MEL WINCH ('64): Brieflya freshman, and wondering if---given teacher, then took his Master's in aIl the construction--tentanda via Planning..•has been a planner ever really stood for "Where's the since, in Windsor, Sarnia, Saint road?" ... John (N.B.) ...back home in '85 to North York where he is now deputy MARILYN PATERSON ('65): Did her commissioner of planning...his postgrad in urban geography and oldest daughter graduates from that spent the next 21 years working in other York campus this year: "It's municipal government in ontario and interesting to compare notes... " Alberta•••she and husband John Hillier are now trying to develop a ... and that, friends, is aIl small apple orchard in Wasaga you wrote... Beach.•• remembers how everyone in Philosophy 101 kept waiting for Prof. Harris to walk into the wall .•• SOME IMPRESSIVE TITLES (We knew us when.•. ) GEORGE RUST-D'EYE ('64): Married, 2 daughters, Metro Toronto solicitor..•still a history buff, DOUG RUTHERFORD ('63) is associate he's a longtime member of the deputy minister of justice for Toronto Historical Board•.•still a litigation, federal government... packrat, too, he owns 1,000 books on Toronto, has taken 40,000 slides Col. SCOTT FORSTER ('63) has since 1973 ••• now researching a nothing to do with fired chicken, hardcover book on Metro and its he's adjutant-general of the economic development••. Canadian Armed Forces...

MERRILL SHEPPARD ('64): Lawyer, TOM BOEHM ('63) is director of Ottawa tax mandarin for a personnel, external affairs, while•••took sabbatical with wife federal government... "to find his soul"... found law-firm work in Vancouver and 3 daughters CLAY RUBY ('63) is, come on, you instead..•thinks York was the best know about Clayton Ruby ... university he could have gone to.••happily remembers our school CHUCK MAGWOOD ('64) is president year ("York U- York Yourself") and and CEO of Stadium Corp. of Ontario interviewing Bubbles the stripper... (i.e. SkyDome) and still nobody calls him "Charles" ... DEAN TUDOR ('65): No, he's not Dean Tatham (see Lawrie Livingstone, PETER WALLIS ('64) is vice­ above) but did become a president, governr,lent and professor.••of journalism as Ryerson regulatory affairs, Canadian in Toronto.•• Airlines International (try the acronym and you'll know why they PAUL WEINZWEIG ('64): Has his PhD didn't calI it "Canadian Airlines in sociology, taught at 7 International") ... universities•.•also marketing and educational TV experience and long HAROLD LEVY ('64) became a lawyer cross-cultural involvement, but Pro-Tem shaped him; now he's a including with CUSO (Nigeria) and member of the Toronto Star Canada's Indian Friendship editorial board... Centres.•• now the ottawa-based president of Social Engineering PHILLIP SPENCER ('64), flourishing Associates Inc., joint-venture lawyer, was probably the first Lost consultants•••wife Polina, an Years grad to make QC •.. and engineer, is his partner•.• 3 children.•• FRED GORBET ('65) is deputy minister of finance, ottawa... PENNY WILLIAMS ('64): Glendon sent me to Pakistan (WUSC seminar), Dr. See? We run the country. Verney told me l was too "wooly­ minded" for academe and should be a journalist••• I've worked in international development and journalism ever since•••back to Toronto in '84 after years in other countries, other parts of Canada•••most recently founding and the wonderful buildings. l regret that l did not fight harder THE WAY WAS TR1ED: to save the coach house, a beautify MEMOR1ES OF THE CLASS OF '65 building with character replaced by an artless structure of brick and By Terry Gadd mortar, needed according to someone's perception of "efficiency". But it was the "Youth," said George Bernard people who made York the place Shaw, "ls wasted on the young." where l wanted to be. Students and professors alike made each day My youth at Glendon in the something to look forward to. early '60s was not wasted! l came with many others as a pioneer to a Professors like Dr. MacLean new university with a new spirit. l taught me to think more clearly and could have attended Queen's or U. of to express myself logically as l T., but l chose to come to York, and listened to his lectures which made was soon imbued with the new spirit English Literature the most embodies in the motto, "The Way Must interesting subject on earth. be Tried". Professor John Bruckman captured my imagination with his tales from l visited York during my Grade history, a subject l had hitherto 13 year, although l had already seen as dry and dull. Jack winter received an acceptance to Queen's turned me on to dramai Clara Thomas for English Lang and Lit. l would, to Canadian Liti Catherine Holms, of course, not be able to study an in four short classes in first honours program at York, of course, year, to the dramatic talents of but somehow the Wood Estate, Giraudoux. Dr. Alice Turner, a recently transferred to its new role professor in whose class l never as an academic centre, grabbed my enrolled (one of my biggest regrets attention. My visit was an exciting in life), taught me by example what initiation into an academic world being a fine person was aIl about. where the individual person And Frank Murray, my friend and mattered, where what one thought was everyone's friend, taught me important and should be aired, where humanity and compassion. one could find a sort of academic seclusion behind the walls with the And then there were the ivy beginning to grow. l decided students--about 300 of us when l then and there that the way must be started at York, swelling to about tried! 600 in 1965 when l graduated. These were my friends--we were aIl On my first day as an official friends because we aIl knew each York student, l met Dean George other. We had many fine role Tatham, a man who has remained an models in earlier years--Gary important influence in my life. He Caldwell, Penny Williams, Tony spoke to aIl of us first year Martin and Harold Levy, to name but students about the sYmb01 of York, a few. But l want to concentrate the "Whole Man", the representative on the Class of '65--that last of the Liberal Arts education upon "lost year" before the university which we had aIl embarked. began to expand into educating the According to Dean Tatham, the whole thousands instead of the few. man was a weIl rounded individual, a generalist rather than a specialist, l fondly remember: who appreciated music, painting, vic Hori's capable leadership as sculpture, the dance, science, President of the Student Council, technology, philosophy, history, his smile and his attentive ear to literature, languages--in short a anyone who spoke to himi sort of Tennyson's Ulysses who Don Kantel's organizational ability pursued knowledge "beyond the utmost whether with the waiters at our so­ bounds of human thought". Dean called "formaI" dinner or with the Tatham, with the wit that marked his Yearbooki character, was quick to point out to Dixie Gill's energy and enthusiasmi aIl of us that, if we looked at the Weird Frank Hogg's way of making whole man sYmb01 on the wall of the you think "where no man has gone university, we would see that he was before" in his student government about to trip over aIl the artistic platform of "irresponsibility"i' representations which lay in front Mary Adams, perhaps the brightest of him! person l have ever known, who never made anyone feel inferiori In those first few weeks l came Dave Bell, whose leadership in to appreciate the beauty of the standing up for the rights of the campus--the rose garden, the valley, individual was what York was aIl • about; cried together through Kennedy's Erroll Reid singing "Amelia Earhart" assassination, thumbed our noses at and "Kilgerry Mountain" and making U. of T. and somehow grew up. At us aIl happy; times the way was trying, but we Norm Cook who taught us aIl warmth really felt that we were and integrity; participants in the birth of Lillian Hale who was always there something new. York University has when anyone needed a friend; changed and so have we, but our Lawrie Livingstone, my best buddy, motto remains: The Way Must Be with his speakers which brought the Tried. Beatles and the stones to everyone in residence; Merrily Ottaway's dry humour which somehow put every problem into its Editor ••...... Harold J. Levy proper perspective; Contributors•••.. Barry Base Elaine smith who let the sunshine vicki Casey into our lives when we needed it; Terry Gadd Rick Shaw and his "improve the food" Doug Hird campaign; Lillian Perigoe Sally Ormrod's vivacity; George Rust-D'Eye Danny Kayfetz's off-beat humour Merrily Walker which brightened up the dullest Penny Williams days; Barb Hill's honesty and The editor would like to thank Don professionalism; Butcher, Lorraine MacGregor and l could name so many people who Jane Crescenzi of York University offered so much of themselves-­ for aIl their assistance in E.J., Trudi, Geoff, Bill, Pete, preparing and publishing this John, Carol, Angie and many more-­ issue. but space limits me. * * York shaped us in those early * years of innocence. Sometimes, safe Tentanda via behind the ivied walls, we could talk away the problems of the world * * * into extinction. At other times, we • r

Orny Lord, There'll be 25 years, and BRAM MORRISON, here cornes all teeth and the half-tirne fingernails! REPORT! ThePEANUT It's gonna be GALLERY like an episode PETE SEEGER! of THIRTY­ SOMETHING!

And srnilin" Just IMAGINE a CHUCK MAGWOOD richer-than-ever going ON and ON CLAYTONRUBY! to swooning HE MADE MILLIONS MIDDLEAGED DEFENDING DRECK! ...,...... WOMEN about his Imagine JOSHUA goddarnn BAMISAIYE'S WINKIE DOME! shrunken HEAD collection by r"'0 now! ~~~~~-~- ~

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But listen, Soon as l'rn those who through this SPRINT current DIVORCE at the start l'm REALLY often FLAG gonna get out on the my ASS in COURSE! GEAR!