Announce College Royal Plans

Announce College Royal plans For the 49th consecutive year the University of Guelph presents College Royal, a collection of exhibits, displays and demonstrations designed to provide the public with an insight News Bulletin into the various departments on campus. College Royal begins March 2, and concludes March 11, with the big days for the public being Open House, March 10 and 11. Here is a list of some of the exhibits which will be presented by each department at Open House Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH March 11: Vol. 17 — No 8 February 22, 1973 Horticulture: The Horticulture Club will present a diverse display of non-essential products stressing the future importance of the home in exhibits such as flower breeding and turf management. Crops and Soils: Displays in the corridors and classrooms will give an insight into future aspects of crop production and use. Animal Science: This exhibit asks the question: "Are the Future Trends I improve ments?" Many current questions concerning the quality of meat and dairy products will be discussed. Engineering: Demonstration of the wind tunnel, and a display of aerial photography equipment in the new engineering building. Food and Dairy Science: The central theme is new food products and processing technology. Sanitation in the food industry is also examined. Landscape Architecture: "Limits to Growth" and choices available to us in the W. F. Graham H. W. Caldwell C. M. Switzer future is the theme of this exhibit. Resources Management: The beneficial results of a carefully planned, properly Plans under way for OAC centennial 74 developed and well-managed environment will An alumnus of the Ontario Agricultural College Ontario and the Canadian Feed Manufacturers' be discussed and a demonstration of procedures has returned to Guelph to help in the organiza Associations, and is a past president of the and approaches to this environment will be tion of the college's centennial celebrations central Ontario branch of the Ontario Institute attempted. which are to take place next year, OAC dean of Agrologists Entomology and Apiculture: A discussion C. W. Switzer has announced. on the problems and benefits provided by the W. F. Graham, who graduated with a 3.S.A. The anniversary year will begin with an insect world. in field husbandry in 1937, has been appointed Open House and Conference the first week in Livestock Show: As usual, the livestock executive secretary of the OAC centennial January. Of special interest is the publication show should be one of the more popular planning committee. Struck in December, of a book entitled, From School to University, events at College Royal. At Grand Show Day 1971, the committee is under the chairman History of the OAC 1874 — 1974 by in the Physical Education building. Over 150 ship of Professor H. W. Caldwell, School of Professor A. M. Ross, chairman of the Depart students will exhibit the animals they have been Agricultural Economics and Extension Educa ment of English. training for the past few weeks. tion. Mr. Graham will be responsible for the A Festival Week is planned for early Family and Consumer Studies: This year coordination and promotion of the many July, 1974, and will include the annual the department plans exhibitions on consumer special events that will be staged to celebrate Alumni Day celebrations plus many other foods, clothing and education, family studies, the college's one hundredth birthday. interesting features for alumni, families, and applied human nutrition, housing and design From 1956 until his retirement early this friends of the OAC. and early childhood education. A fashion year, Mr. Graham has been advertising and With its establishment in 1874, the Ontario show entitled "Fashion Flashbacks" will be sales promotion manager for Maple Leaf Agricultural College (then the School of presented. Textile Science students are Mills, Canada. Agriculture) was the founding college of what planning a display to publicize the new Textile On graduation from OAC, Mr. Graham is now the University of Guelph. In 1962, the Labelling Act of December, 1972. joined Maple Leaf Mills in Toronto as a college was federated with the Ontario Veterin Hotel and Food Administration: A salesman for the Master Feeds division, ary College and Macdonald Institute, becoming relatively new school on campus, the question, then moved to the Maritime provinces as part of the University of Guelph when it was "what is the role of hotel and food adminis sales supervisor and later became sales established in 1964. The campus was operated tration now and in the future" is the theme manager for that region. by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food until of this display. Continued on page 4 Mr. Graham is a past president of the September 1, 1965. The Learning Society Report of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education in Ontario "Ontario is plainly still some distance from a learning society where access to education of The Learning Society is available in English quality would be available to everyone of ability regardless of his economic or social background. and French directly from the Ontario Govern The open door in the learning society would. lead onward through a lifetime of continuing ment Bookstore, 880 Bay Street for $2.50. or recurring education, as far as any individual's capacities and interests could carry him." A few copies have been ordered by the university bookstore. The report which had — excerpt from the COPSE report 72 recommendations in the original, now has 126 and is over 250 pages long. Education for everyone who wants it is the receive their education free in return for a The report recommends that church- theme of the final report of the Commission contract of service on graduation. affiliated colleges and universities should be on Post Secondary Education in Ontario Students should pay from one third to one eligible for public support on the same basis released this month. The commission wants half of their instructional costs in fees, as other universities so long as there is no factory workers, youth who dropped out, according to the COPSE report. This shift religious discrimination in admission policies women, pensioners, native peoples and those in financing, the commissioners say, would or hiring, promotion and tenure policies. isolated in northern communities to have a not significantly affect the fees of under Programs must be approved by the senate of chance to fully develop their capacities through graduate arts and science students but would another university or affiliated secular college, education, either in the newly recommended mean increased fees for students at colleges and no public funds may "be used for religious open educational sector or through special of applied arts and technology and at graduate indoctrination", in the words of the report. entrance arrangements at the universities and and professional schools. (At present students One of the changes from the draft report colleges. at Guelph pay about 20% of their instructional was the removal of recommendations suggesting costs in fees, although "instructional costs" The final report of what was originally the a quota of women faculty at universities. are difficult to determine, as the report Wright Commission is the result of more than The quota system was widely attacked as an recognizes.) It suggests consultation between three years study and $1.3 million spending. unrealistic means of increasing the number of institutions and the government to determine A council for the Open Educational Sector women faculty members. In its place the these costs. would have powers and responsibilities similar commission says discrimination of pay, rank A major change in university funding to the two other suggested councils, one for and advancement on the basis of sex must suggested in the report is a separation of community colleges and one for universities be abolished, and encourages post secondary operating costs for teaching from funds to be (a fourth council, for the creative and per institutions to increase the number of part- used for research. In commenting on the forming arts, would be largely a granting time faculty and career line staff positions to proposed change, the commission points out agency). It would administer continuing and allow women to combine career and family. the defects of formula financing, especially in adult education geared at universal access and Day care centres should be provided for a period of fluctuating student enrolments. educational diversity with an initial annual students and employees, and maternity The system has led to a lack of coordination grant of 3 million dollars. leaves provided for, the report adds. It also between universities and a consequent asks for institutions to publish specific plans Low income students would gain access to proliferation of graduate schools and programs. telling how they will increase their proportion university through a new student assistance In addition, formula financing has created a of female employees and how quickly this program. Students of families in the lowest steering effect that resulted when some will be done. income groups would have fees and maintenance universities designed their programs to get for the first five years of post-secondary educa larger grants, a result of weighted student The report has a substantial amount to say tion covered. Grants would be awarded enrolment (the university receives five times on the subject of academic freedom and on a sliding scale up the family income as much support for a medical student or a moonlighting. While it states that an important backet until $15,000 annual income. student in veterinary medicine as for a first duty of college and university teachers is to Other forms of student aid recommended year arts student). voice criticism and dissent, the report says are scholarships and loans.

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