1971 University of President: Alfred William Rooke Carrothers Chancellor: William Alva Friley Honorary Degrees: Dr. Maxwell B. Bates Dr. James B. Cross Dr. William Epstein Dr. J. Henry Gortler Dr. Christine Campbell Meikle Dr. J. C. Mahaffy Dr. Samuel C. Nickle

Enrolment: 9173 full time, 3 130 part time (winter), 3155 part time (summer). Degrees Awarded: 2156 Tuition: $170.00 per course or $500.00 for 3 or more full courses. Full course in all other undergraduate schools: $135.00 per course or $400.00 for 3 or more full courses. Faculty of Medicine: $800 for 3 or more full courses Faculties: 4 year Bachelor of Social Welfare program accepts first students Buildings: Official opening of Phys Ed Complex by Lt. Governor Grant MacEwan. Employees: Academic: 1158 FTE Support staff : 1760 FTE Total employed : 2948.5 FTE Events: Speakers: Rene Levesque visits campus Drama: Summer playhouse offers plays in Jasper. Arts: Inaugural Banff School of Fine Arts Festival held, consisting of drama, music, lectures, films and displays of painting, photography, ceramics and weaving. Students: U of C designs a computerized advanced registration procedure for students. Opening of ‘Dinnie’s Den,’ the first on-campus pub at the U of C – beer specials – 3 for $1.00 Research: U of C became the first university in the world to install the CDC- 6400 KRONOS computer system. It was housed in a constant temperature and dust free 1000 sq. foot area and could perform 1 million additions or subtractions a second. Arvi Rauk develops the first ever reliable method of using a computer to calculate the amount of energy needed for molecules to change their shape. Publications: ”The Gazette” begins publication.

Canadian Events Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau Governor General: Roland Michener ’s Premier: Harry Strom, Calgary’s Mayor: Multiculturalism is officially adopted. Canada Post introduces the six-digit alphanumeric postal code. Statistics Canada is formed. It replaces the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The Department of Environment Canada is created. A Chinook blows into Lethbridge, Alberta causing the temperature to change from –20 Celsius to +1 Celsius in one hour. Grey Cup (CFL) – Calgary Stampeders over Toronto Argonauts

World Events United Kingdom switches to decimal currency after 1200 years with the 12-shilling system. The United States lowers its voting age to 18. Half a million people in Washington, D.C. demonstrate against the Viet Nam war. Bangladesh declares its independence from Pakistan. An earthquake at 6.4 on the Richter scale hits the San Fernando Valley area of California. Sixty-five people are killed and damages are estimated at over $500,000. Intel introduces the microprocessor for microcomputers. Chat rooms make their debut on the internet. The final episode of Ed Sullivan is aired. Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Blackhawks Gordie Howe of the NHL retires.