1966 University of Calgary On April 1 the Universities Act is passed, creating the University of Calgary as an autonomous institution. President: Herbert Stoker Armstrong Chancellor: Honorable Chief Justice C.C. McLaurin Honorary Degrees: Andrew L. Doucette Ruth L. Gorman Robert Warren Enrollment: Full time undergraduates: 3740 Full time graduate students: 334 Degrees Awarded: 593 Library holdings : over 120,000 volumes and 1,800 periodicals. Tuition: Undergraduates - $300 – 350 per session for Arts and Science. Education and Physical Education - $300 per session. Engineering - $400 per term. Employees: Full time faculty and staff: 1098, part time: 755 Total persons employed by the University: 1868 Faculties: Arts and Science, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Department of Physical Education, Division of Continuing Education, School of Social Work, Banff School of Fine Arts and Centre for Continuing Education New Faculties: Banff School of Fine Arts becomes part of the University of Calgary. Buildings: Arts and Education, Calgary Hall, Dining Centre, Engineering Building, Library, Physical Education Building, Science Building (Block A & B), Men’s Residence, Women’s Residence The residences are able to accommodate 400 men and 400 women. The Bookstore is located in the Arts and Education building. New Buildings: The University Theatre. The Science Complex, Stage II opens. The Environmental Sciences Centre at Kananaskis is established. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Students’ Union Building (SUB) are held. The Central Heating and Cooling plant is begun.

Organizations : The Campus Child Care Cooperative is formed. The University Senate is established. The first informal meeting of the Alumni association is held. Events: Visitors to campus : Irving Layton (Canadian poet) Dalton Camp (Canadian politician) Sports: UAC Dinosaur men’s basketball team wins the Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship Stories: Stay and Study sit-in: The Students’ Union supports a proposed motion to extend library hours. It is requested that the library stay open until midnight on week nights and be open from noon to 10 p.m. on Sundays. There seemed to be no movement on this from the governing bodies so students decided to hold a sit-in. Seven hundred students remained in the library after closing time. This is the maximum number of people the library holds. Although this was to have been a secret protest, news of it leaked out beforehand. On the third floor only of the library, coke and doughnuts were served to the protestors. The press were only allowed on the third floor of the library and managed to get a few photos of the serving of coke and doughnuts by library administration. The results of the protest were: the basement reading room remains open until midnight weeknights and Sunday until the end of the year; two weeks before finals the entire library is in service until midnight; in 1967 the library goes on permanent extended hours.

Canadian Events Prime Minister: Lester B. Pearson Governor General: Georges Vanier Alberta’s premier: Ernest Manning Calgary’s mayor: Jack Leslie Medicare and the Canada Pension Plan are introduced. The Glenbow-Alberta Institute is created when Eric Harvie donates his vast collection of memorabilia and historical material to the people of Alberta. Montreal’s metro system is inaugurated. CBC becomes the first Canadian television network to broadcast programs in colour.

World Events Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon Johnson states that the U.S. should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. 215,000 United States soldiers are in Vietnam. 25,000 anti- war demonstrators march in New York City. First B-52 bombings begin on North Vietnam. South Vietnamese army battles with Buddhists; about 80 people die. Three hundred United States planes bomb North Vietnam. Martin Luther King Jr. opens his campaign for equal rights in Chicago. Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India. The Black Panther Party is founded by Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. Leonid Brezhnev is elected Secretary-General of the Communist Party. There is a military coup in Syria under Hafiz al-Assad. The Ba’ath party takes power. John Lennon says that the Beatles are more popular than Jesus sparking much controversy. The animation of Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas is aired for the first time. Grey Cup (CFL) – Saskatchewan Roughriders over the Ottawa Rough Riders. Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens over the Detroit Red Wings