Ctironicle VOLUME 27, No. 1, SPRING 1973 FEATURES Annual 5 THE OPEN UNIVERSITY - Introduction to a four-article symposium on the Open University 6 BRITAIN’S OPEN UNIVERSITY The Sneers Have Changed To Respect Wilby Peter 12 WHY WE SHOULD CREATE A 6.C.-STYLE OPEN UNIVERSITY John Ellis 15 NEW CONDITIONS DICTATE NEW DIRECTIONS FOR UNIVERSITIES Clive Cocking 17 TIME FOR A CHANGE IN UBC’S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY Clive Cocking 19 B.C.’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES The Democratization of Education Hayalrawa Wilf Bennett S.I. 22 THE POSSIBILITY OF TRIUMPH The guest speaker, Roy Daniells,a profile Eric Green Dr. S.I. Hayakawa, is an 28 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF internationally known MANAGEMENT 1973-74 semanticist and author. A native 36 ANNUAL REPORT OF ALUMNI GIVING of B.C., he recently retired as president of California State DEPARTMENTS College. 26 BOOKS 32 ALUMNI NEWS Monday, May 28,1973 40 SPOTLIGHT Hotel Vancouver 6 p.m. 45 LETTERS The evening’s program will EDITORClive Cocking, BA’62 include the Alumni Association’s EDITORIALASSISTANT Susan Jamieson, BA’65 annual meeting. COVERAnnette Breukelman ADVERTISINGREPRESENTATIVE Early reservations are advised forthis event. Alumni Media, (604-688-6819) ...... EDITORIALCOMMITTEE Mrs. R.W. Wellwood, BA’51. chairman; Frank C Mail to: Annual Dinner, UBC Alumni Association Walden, BA’49,past chairman; Elaine Bougie, Arts4; 6251 N.W. Marine Dr., Vancouver 8, Robert Dundas, BASc’48; Mrs. Frederidk Field, B.C. (228-3313) BA’42; Harry Franklin, BA’49; Geoff Hancock,Arts 4; Dr. Joseph Katz, (BA,MEd, Manitoba), (PhD, Chicago); Please send me tickets for the UBC Alumni e TrevorLautens, (BA,McMaster); MacAlpine.Ian ...... LLB’71; Mrs. Nathan Nemetz, BA’35; Dr.Ross Stewart, AssociationAnnual Dinner. Enclosed is my BA’46, MA’48, (PhD, Washington); Dr. Erich Vogt, cheque (payable to the UBC Alumni Association, (BSc, MSc, Manitoba), (PhD, Princeton). $6.75/person) for $ ...... Published quarterly by the Alumni Association of the University of British Columbia. Vancouver, Canada. Business and edi- toriai offices: Cecil Green Park, 6251 N.W. Marina Dr., Vancou- Name ...... ver 8, B.C. (604-228-3313). SUBSCRIPTIONS: The Alumni Chronicle is sent to ail alumni of the university. Non-alumni subscriptions are available at $3 Address ...... a year, students $1 a year. Postage paid at the Third Class rate. Permlt No. 2067...... Member American Alumni Council. 3 San Francisco.A $5some credit at first-classrestaurants. Just two hours and ten minutes from Vancouver. A free cruise around The Bay. OnFriday-to-Sunday a excursion, And a free round trip on thecablecar. the airfareis only $99. Anytimeyou want to go. $29.95, plusairfare. And all it takes to buy two days there is $29.95. See your CP Air travel agent. That includes hotelaccon nmodations. Clang! A complimentary cocktail I he Open University P

HE MAN WITH THE MAILBAG, pictured here, sym- Tbolizes the new direction emerging in higher education today: the drive to deliver educational services to more people at more convenient times and places than ever before. The mailbag contains sophisticated learning packages to be mailed to stu- dents. It is part of a regular despatch from Britain’s Open University, the one institutionwhich has had the greatest influence on this new direction. Universities around theworld, in increasing num- bers, are beginning to break out of their traditional academic cloisters and - by means of everything from flexible entrance requirements to storefront colleges - are providing educational opportunities to many more people who can benefit from them. This new wave, however, has yet to be felt in university education in British Columbia. In the case of UBC, the educational style is as it has always been: lecture-dominated, full-time, day-time study from September to May each year. Yet it is not as though many of the needs and pressures which have ledto innovations in approach to university education elsewhere do not exist in B.C. They do exist here;they are, in large measure, reflective of modern urban life. It appears likely, in fact, that therewill be increasing public pressure for greaterflexibility and accessibility to our univer- sity system. As one example, a UBCAlumni Asso- ciation survey of alumni opinion a yearago revealed a very strong feeling that the University should do more in continuing education. In the interest of more public awareness of the increasingly important issue of accessibility to uni- versity education, theChronicle offers on the follow- ing pages a discussionof Britain’s Open University, its record to date,what aspects of it mightprofitabili- ty be implemented in B.C. and, in general, what needs to be done to make university education avail- able to more people in B.C. We would welcome hearing your views on this issue. 5 HE LARGEST UNIVERSITY in Brit- Walton Hall, the humble head- Tain isnow theOpen Univer- quarters at Bletchely, outside BRITAIN’S sity, with over 40,000 students. London, of Britain’s pioneering Now in its third year, it has just new ‘second chance’ university, produced its first graduates: 867 the Open University. OPEN men and women who were able to complete their degreesin the short- study”. As a departmentof educa- est possible time because previous tion publication put it some years UNIVERSITY successes in higher education gave later,the Open University “both them some exemption from Open resultedfrom scientific progress University courses. For better or and will, it is hoped, contribute to worse,the Open University - it.” which requires no formal entry The years of Labourgovernment qualifications and whose students - 1964 to 1970 -were, forthe most I ne sneers include dustmen and labourers, as part,years of disillusionment for well as a former Lord High Chan- British radicalism. Many of the cellor of Great Britain - is an grand designs described in the elec- Have established part of the British edu- tion campaign were shelved.Yet cational scene and, from now on, the Open Universitysurvived those its role will become more and more six years of economic crises, cuts Changed important. Whether that role is the in public expenditure, freezes and one envisaged for it by its founders squeezes. It even survived the elec- is another matter. tion - six months before its first To Respect But the wonder of the Open broadcast lecture - of a new gov- University is that it exists at all. ernment which had threatened, on It is arguably the greatest political several occasions, to strangle it at Peter W i Iby miracle of post-war Britain. The birth . idea of a “University of the Air”, The OU survived, not merely be- as it was called through much of cause it was part of. Wilson’s its planning stage when getting a de- technological revolution, but also gree through television and radio because the idea had a place in the seemed the most distinctive and ex- very soul of the Labour Party. After citing aspect, was first mooted pub- Labour’s return to power, Wilson licly by Harold Wilson in a speech appointed Miss Jennie (now Baron- in Glasgow in September 1963. The ess) Lee as Minister of Arts at the notion was wholly typical of those Department of Education.It was heady days, when the new Labour her job to establish the OU. leader was launching anelection Miss Lee was the widowof campaign that, a year later, was to Aneurin Bevan, a fiery, impassion- end in narrow success. ed Welshman, who was the leader It combined, in a single slogan, and the conscienceof Labour’s left- the chief passions of that remark- wing during most of post-war Brit- able campaign: education, techno- ain until his death in 1960. Like logical progress and equality. Wil- many early Labourstalwarts, he son’s speech,in the language of the was a self-educated manand had time, envisaged “a dynamic pro- left school to work in the mines at gram providing facilities for home 14. Partly by voracious reading in 6 his spare time and partly by a period cluded theVice-Chancellor of guage courses that could be taken of study at a LabourCollege in Lon- Cambridge University, the present not only by overseas sales execu- don,Bevan, said his university- andformer Vice-Chancellors of tives in industry but also by families educated wife, came to know “a Sussex University, the best-known planning to take a holiday abroad. greatdeal more abouthistory, of the new universities created in Nor could it make concessions to philosophy,poetry, economics, the 1960s, and the ubiquitous Lord those who had left school at 14 or than I did.” This convincedher that Goodman, chairman of theArts 15 and had no formal education - “there is groupa of natural scholars Council and solicitor and confidante much less an academic education at every income level”, that there of the Prime Minister, confirmed -for 20 or 30 years. The OU gave were thousands like her husband thatthe government’s intentions its blessing to the“Gateway” who did not haveuniversity degrees were serious. By 1969, the Univer- courses provided by the only because they had never had sity had a Vice-Chancellor, Royala Cambridge-based National Exten- a chance. Charter and the outlinesof an aca- sion College in 1970-71, but it did This deeply-held conviction sus- demic syllabus. not itself provide any preparatory tained Miss Lee through six years Hostility in established academic courses. The Vice-Chancellor be- of struggle to bring the OU to birth. circles, however, grew as the Uni- lieved “that it was necessary for the According to oneof her colleagues versity became a reality. A univer- in the government, the Open owed sity, it was argued, must be a com- nearly everythingto Miss Lee’s munity of scholars -the OU could Lab assistant cuts rock samples “utter unreasonableness- you can not possibly be anything of the sort. for Open University science say ‘No’ to her until you’re blue “Broadcasting is certainly an edu- students. in the face,and she assumesyou’ve cational instrument,but not an edu- said ‘Yes’ and carries on.” cational institution”, remarked one There was a powerful argument, commentator.Dr. Walter Perry, on grounds of social justice, for the theVice-Chancellor, has recalled OU’s establishment. Britain’s that when he gave talks about the higher education system is essen- OU in late 1968 and early 1969, tially elitist. Even now, only 15 per “there was profound scepticism, cent of 18-year-olds go on to higher garnished with ridicule and hostil- education; in 1961, it was only ity. The idea of the ‘University of seven per cent. Every year, thou- theAir’ had been fartoo long sands of students -including those thought of as apolitical gimmick to with qualifications well above the remain a respectable and credible minimum - fail to get into univer- academicproposition. The very sity. Others drop out even earlier: name suggested ‘taking a degree by according to one government re- watching the telly’ - and no aca- port, nearly half the pupils in the demic could believe in that.” top 10 per cent of the ability range, Therewere, however, 1,200 during the 1950s, were leaving applications - all from very well- school at 16. On a fairly conserva- qualified people - for the top 30 tive basis, it was estimated that a academic jobs. The qualityof these million people in Britain who had first appointments silenced many never had a higher education were critics.The quality of thecourse capable of getting adegree. And materials that were later turned out opinion surveys suggested that at changed them into friends. least 10 per cent would be willing By now, the shape and direction to study through an Open Univer- of the University were clear. The sity. basic original vision had not been Despite these encouraging signs, altered.The late Lord Crowther, there was widespread scepticism, the OU’s first Chancellor, saw it both political and academic. In catering for those who “drop out 1965, for example, a Conservative through failures in thesystem, MP described the projectedOU as through disadvantages of their en- “just another of the Prime Mini- vironment, through mistakes of ster’s gimmicks.” Evenafter a their own judgment, through sheer White Paper setting out the govern- bad luck.” ment’s plans had been published in But the Open was to be, in every 1966, Sir Edward (now Lord) sense,a university andit would Boyle, theConservative spokes- offer degrees. Those degreeswould man on education, was calling the be every bit as good as those offered proposed University of the Air “a by other British universities. There non-saga of considerable length.” would be no compromise on stand- A correspondent in The Times said ards. This meant that it would not it seemed “likely to remain a pious offer,at first, some of the things aspiration.” But the establishment Harold Wilson had talked about in of a Planning Committee, which in- 1963, such as one-year modern lan- 7 1 (AN0 AT LEAST 25% OFF ON &TRACK TAPES) Discount Music Guild lair you chooa any LP or 8-track tape on any label with NO obligation to buy, now or later! Take as many or as fsw recordittapes n you want-or none at all, if you so decide. But for every selection you choors, take discounts as hbh as 80%-nwer less than 30% off lisi price for records or 25% for tapes. JOIN DISCOUNT MUSIC GUILD NOW-RECEIVE ALL THESE GREAT BENEFITS!

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The universities in more ways than one. reputation as auniversity would be average recurrent cost per student Its degrees, for example, are offer- in jeopardy.” is already down toabout one- ed on a credit basis.Six credits are But, in June 1970, with the elec- quarter that at a traditionaluniver- needed for an ordinary degree,eight tion of a Conservative government, sity.Yet onlywhen the OU has for an honours degree. it appeared that theseand othercon- about 70,000 students will full At present, the University offers siderations might become irrele- economies of scale be achieved. It five“foundation” courses: in vant. For theConservatives in is true that it has a higher dropout humanities, social science, maths, opposition had threatened the very rate than the conventional univer- science and technology. Each survival of JennieLee’s “one sity. But, even if the rate were 80 course carriesone credit and atleast glimmer of light in a dim world”. per cent,the cost per graduate two must be obtainedbefore the stu- Sir Edward Boyle had warned that would still be less. dent continues to second,third and a Conservative government could The OU, then, far from being a fourth level courses. The latter can not guarantee to finance the OU at drainon the nation’s resources, either be taken all at one level to the level envisaged by Labour. Iain could be turned into a vast cost- make a fairly general degree or the Macleod, theShadow Chancellor of saving exercise.The government student canpursue a specialized de- the Exchequer, went further. Dis- immediately made itsintentions gree by following the same subject missing theOU as a “blithering clear to the University authorities. through to thehigher levels. At least nonsense”, he stated quite categor- The OU warned that teaching tech- twocredits at the higher levels, ically that he “would not provide niques developed for mature adults however,are compulsory for the the money for a university of the wouldnot necessarily be suitable award of an honours degree. Most air’ ’ . for 18-year-old school-leavers. other British universities offer pre- Within weeks of the Conservative Nevertheless, it agreed last year to packaged courses; none offer any- election, Macleod was dead. That accept 500 students under the age thing like as much choice as the accident of history may well have of 21 in 1974. Half of them will have ou. saved the OU. But, during the elec- the normal minimum entry qualifi- TheOpen University’s multi- tion campaign, theConservatives cation for a degree coursein a con- media teaching methods are already had begunto tone down their hostil- ventional university, the other half world-famous. They are a unique ity to the University. Several thou- will haveno formal qualifications combination of radio and television sand people had already applied to at all. Both the governmentand the instruction (which, in its sophisti- it. A decision to close it would clear- OU stress that this is “an experi- cated use of diagrams, films, experi- ly have been very unpopular with ment.” But no-one has any doubt mental equipment and other illus- a substantial number of people, in- about theultimate aim. In the mean- trative materials has gone far be- cludingmany of thecultivated time - until the OU’s cost savings yond orthodoxthe straight- middle-classes and aspiring skilled can, so to speak, be built into the to-camera lecture), correspondence workers who are potential but far higher education systemas awhole texts(which, again, are far more from certain Conservative voters. -the Conservatives cut itsbudget sophisticated than textbooks), and What really saved the OU, how- and the University had to reduce face-to-face teaching. The old jibe ever, was theTories’ realisation its planned annual intake for 1972 of “taking a degreeby watching the that it could ultimately provide a and 1973 from 25,000 to 20,000. telly” has receded. In fact, of the cheap means of absorbing the fast The 18-year-olds who takead- minimum of10 hoursa weekof rising demand for higher education vantage of the new experiment will study needed for an OU degree only 9 one is spent watching TV. intothe effectiveness of their sional men and women. Techni- TheOU’s Institute of Educa- methods and (inevitably) theyhave cians - draughtsmen,computer tional Technology employs25 full- exposed themselves to public criti- programmers, etc, - account for time staff to develop and implement cism. All this has put the traditional another eighth. Inthe first two new learning methods and systems. amateurism of British university years, everythingpossible was done Theface-to-face teaching is pro- teaching under severe strain.Many to keep themiddle-class contingent vided by counsellors(who look conventional university academics toa minimum. Anoccupational afterstudents’ general problems) know that studentsno longer attend quota system was imposed so that and class tutors(who deal with spe- their lectures because they can get while a metal worker who applied cific academic problems). They are what they want from OU broad- was almost certain to be accepted, available at a network of 250 local casts. a teacherwould onlyhave a slightly study centres,where students have Theface-to-face teaching and betterthan even chance. an opportunity to meet and discuss counselling has been less satisfac- Closer analysis of OU students their problems with each other as tory.Contact between tutor and shows that, though few of them are well as with thetutors, who are student has, inevitably, been spas- working-class now (judged by their mostly lecturers in otheruniver- modic. Because they are part-time, own occupational status) many of sities or higher education colleges the tutors arenot always adequately them came from working-class and are employed part-time by the familiar with the aims and philoso- backgrounds (judged by their par- OU. The study centres have tapes phies behind the OU courses. But ents’ occupations). Thus, it might of all OU broadcast programs, so the main goal has been achieved: be argued that though the OU has that students canuse them for revis- the high drop-out rate to which all not dragged people up from thebot- ion or to catch up when they have part-timecorrespondence courses tom of the ladder, it has given an missed a program. are prone hasbeen significantly extrashove tothose who are The counselling and tutoring at reduced. Infact, 60 per cent already socially mobile. the study centres is voluntary. But of the students who had started a But even this attractiveargument all foundation course students are foundation course finished with a must be treated with some caution. required to attend a one-week resi- credit. Early guesses, based on pre- Many of the OUstudents with dential summer school. vious experience of correspon- working-class origins are teachers Assessmentis based partly on dence education, had been that the and they are taking degrees simply orthodoxunseen end-of-course proportion would be about one-half. because, in their profession, it has exampapers and partlyon con- It is,of course, too earlyto know a direct cash value, as well as en- tinuous assessment.The latter com- what proportion of OU students hancing promotion prospects. It is prises computer-marked and tutor- will eventually get adegree. A doubtful if this can be described as marked assignments. Both types of meaningful figure would be difficult a contribution to increasing social assignment are dealt with by post to calculate. A studentdoes not equality and mobility. Teaching in and the correspondence tutor who have to obtain his degree through Britain is already a widely-recog- does the marking is not the same three or four consecutive years of nized avenue of upward social as the class tutor. study. A student who has dropped mobility forthe bright working- The correspondence textsand in- outafter gaining foundationa class youngster.It is thelack of mo- structionalkits (which include a course creditmay wellreturn sever- bility in other fields thatis the home experiment kit forscience alyears later for a second level problem. students) and thetelevision and course. Some studentstake a If the purpose of the OU was to radiobroadcasts have been an foundation course simply to extend give second chancesto the working- almost unqualified success. Estab- their knowledge and have no inten- classes, then it has, almost certain- lished universities, at home and tion of going further. What we do ly, failed. And that failure was prob- abroad, have expressed interest in know is that, so far, (excepting the ably inevitable. The level of its using them. The OUis probably the early drop-outsfrom the foundation courses, its teaching methods and only university with a Director of courses, who clearly find that they its tone are all bound to deter the Marketing.Harper and Row,the have bitten off more than they can working man. American publishers, have signed chew) the pass rate onboth founda- TheOU was foundedon the an agreement with the OU, to mar- tion and second level courses is an assumption that a man or woman ket its course texts, which is worth average of 70 per cent, with the arts needing a second chance needs an at least f 2million (about $4.8 mill- students having the highest pass academic degree course. But most ion) over the next four years.Four rate and the maths students thelow- of the drop-outfrom English educa- American universities areusing OU est. tion occurs not at the threshold to teaching materialfor a one-year Despite these successes, a large university but at the age of 15 or trial. question mark looms over what 16. What most working people need The sneers of conventional uni- many people see as the OU’s funda- are second chances to obtain sub- versities in Britain have changed to mental aim: compensating for social degree qualifications. They need respect.For OU academics have disadvantage. So far, it has failed not anOpen University, but an donewhat, ideally, all university almost completely to attract large open high school. The OU is a good teachers should do. They have de- numbers of working-class appli- second chance for those who just cided on their objectives, theyhave cants. The OU is very much a missed university, as did most of planned how to attain them, they middle-class concern. A third of the the non-graduate teachers who are have used different media to imple- students are teachers, a tenth are now taking its courses. ment them,they have researched housewives, an eighth are profes- Furthermore, the OU’s teaching 10 I methods, excellent though they are, first task, of course, is to continue are hardly suitable for a man or absorbing the backlog of people woman who has not undergone for- wanting second chances, regardless mal academic instruction, at least of whether they aremiddle-class or since 15 or 16. OU lecturesand working-class. Annual applications course materials inevitably assume to the OU dropped from 42,000 for a commonmiddle-class language 1971 to 32,000 for 1973. This was andculture. They must adopt a nobigger drop than expected (it subject-not a student-centred may have been caused to some ex- approach.Indeed, its educational tent by shorter application periods) approach is, in some respects, con- and it is unlikely that the available servative, not radical. Though it can places will exceed the applications provide choice of courses, it can- for several years. The OU’s second not, with so many thousands in- task is to provide “post-experience Correspondence education is an volved and so little personal con- courses” for thosewho do not have important part of the Open tact, provide any individual flexi- qualifications but need updating or University function. bility within the units. Itcannot, retraining because their knowledge therefore, relate the subject-matter is obsolescent.Five such courses to thestudent’s own personal - lasting a maximum of one year everyday experiences, particularly and leading to a course certificate in the factory and the workshop. -havejust started, in such subjects It must rest on a pedagogic as computers, electronics and chil- approach, not on the most modern dren’s reading development. educational ideas of problem- In 10 or 20 years, says its Vice- solving and freedom for the student Chancellor, post-experience cour- to determine each successive step ses may form the bulk of the OU’s in his studies. The OU’s lecturers work. But another roleis likely and tutors must direct notguide to become increasingly prominent: their students. supplementing the higher educa- The OU still believes that, with tionprovision for school-leavers. better publicity, it can attract more Already thereis talkof some British working-class students. Mostof the students taking a new two-year full- news and feature coverage it gets time Diploma of Higher Education isin the“quality” middle-class and then being able to upgrade it papers. A survey carried out just to a degree through part-time OU before the OU’s first broadcasts study.Co-operation between the showed that less than one person OU and other universities, poly- in three had heard of it and that less technics andcolleges is likely to in- than half of those who had heard crease in this and other ways. This of ithad realised that no formal could mean that the OU, like the qualifications were needed for ad- rest of British highereducation, will mission. Now, from its limited pub- find the bulkof its student entry licity budget, it plans an advertising determined by formal school- campaign directed mainly atthe leaving examinations. But it could working-class. equally wellmean that the OU’s But wehave seen thatits commit- philosophy will permeate the other ment to academic standards makes institutions and that British higher the OU reluctant to undertake the education will at last be freed from preparatory andremedial work that the tyranny of exam certificates. It would almost certainly be neces- might then move from an elitist to sary if a working man, even with a genuinely mass system of higher intelligence and aptitudewell above education. At present, Britain pro- the average, were to tackle one of vides three years’ full-time higher its degree courses. Perhapsthe OU education for a few. In the future, could only have tapped large sec- it may actually provide less full-time tions of the working-classes if it had higher education but make part- operated in conjunction, not with time higher education available to a correspondence course, but with most of its people. In any such de- a local technical college course. The velopment - and in a world where British technical college tradition a full-time course is often obsoles- understands the working-man and cent before a student completes it,it his needs in a way that the univer- is less improbable than itmight sity tradition never has done. initiallyseem - the OU would Do I see any future role for the clearly play a critical role. OU in reducing social inequality? Peter Wilby is education correspon- Optimistically perhaps, I do. Its dent for The London Observer. Why We Should Create A B.C.-Style Open University

John Ellis

RITAIN’S OPEN UNIVERSITY has idea to British Columbia. Of equal Bbecome the mostwidely en- importance, it could give to higher dorsed educational innovationin re- education here a fresh senseof mis- cent years.Two Royal Commis- sion, now so badly lacking. sions - Ontario’s and Alberta’s- What, then, are the assumptions have recommended theestablish- central to theOpen University? ment of an open university for their Thereare two. First, there are provinces. The Honourable Eileen many individuals in society who Dailly, B.C.’s Minister of Educa- both desire and can profit from aca- tion, has expressed considerablein- demic study butwho areunable, terest in the concept, and the idea for a variety of reasons, to attend isunder active consideration or university. Perhaps they have fam- embryonicdevelopment inmany ily responsibilities, or vocational re- other parts of the world including sponsibilities, or they live too far California,New York State and from a campus, or they are unable Japan. to meet formal admission require- There is a growing body of evi- ments. Second, it is possible to offer dence that suggests that theBritish learning opportunities of high qual- experiment is succeeding. Thishas ity at locations remote from a uni- led some enthusiasts torecommend versity campus - locations which a quick trip to Britain - cheque include stutents’ homes. Accessibility to further education book in hand - thepurchase of Accessibility to higher education has been improved. But the oppor- the excellent video-tapesand teach- learning opportunities has im- tunity to learn is still effectively ing materials produced by the Open proved greatly in recent years. The denied to substantialnumbers of University, and the speedy estab- building of new universities and col- citizens, particularly those who live lishment of our own open univer- leges in B.C. and the enlarging of at some distance from a college or sity. This just wouldn’t work. existing oaes have increased acces- university, who have personal or It wouldn’t work for at least three sibility, as have modifications to in- vocational obligations during the reasons.First, the assumptions stitutionalpractices including ad- normal institutional day,and espec- which are central to the Open Uni- missions policies (maturestudent ially those who desireacademic versity are not widely understood entry, course challenge, etc.). The studies at the third and fourth year and evenwhere they have been un- community colleges have been levels. derstood theyhave not been univer- particularly energetic in removing The second assumption - that sally accepted - particularly by artificial barriers to access. In so a university can offer high quality academics.Second, the circum- doing, apparently,the quality of instruction without a campus-car- stances which have made possible student performaxe has not suffer- ries profound instructional, social the British success have not been ed. The investigations of Dr. John and economic consequences.It for- clearly identified and interpreted. Dennison of UBC’sFaculty of ces an examination of curricular and And third, none of the hard planning Education indicate that during the instructional methodology. It has been done that would ensure third year at university the achieve- denies the importance of the cam- a faithful translation of the concept ment of students who entered as pus as an agency for socializing the to a vastly different context. freshmen is virtually indistinguish- intellectualelite. And it suggests These three issuesmerit a serious able from those who transferred very clearly that the fantastic costs examination. And suchexamina- from colleges after the second year. of capital facilities- lecture halls, tion could very well lead to a sensi- Many of this lattergroup would not seminar rooms, cafeteriasand park- tive, enlightened and appropriate have been admitted to any B.C. uni- ing lots need not be the concomit- application of the Open University versity as freshmen. ants of quality learning. 12 One can understand why many most of the major changes in educa- A fifth circumstance which has academics are less than enthusiastic tion. Certainly, if ithad been left contributed to the early success of about anon-campus university. For to British educatorsthere would the British experiment has been the some, whose teaching program re- have been no Open University. All existence of substantial numbersof quireselaborate installations of of the established universitieswere potential students.Even today, equipment,the concern is under- given the opportunity to sponsor it after a period of very rapid expan- standable and, in many instances, and they all refused. Government sion in theconventional univer- legitimate. But for others, to deny sponsorship has led to adequate sities, places are available to only the importance of a campus is to funding and has not, apparently,re- one of every two qualified appli- threaten a style of life which is rea- sulted in governmental meddling. cants. Not long ago the proportion sonably comfortable and pleasant. Secondly,the Open University of applicants admitted was signifi- And for a few (very few one would was made autonomous from the cantly lower. Thus, it seems likely hope) the disappearance of campus start. It was empoweredto grant that the Open University will con- instruction wouldlead tothe in- its own degrees and did not have tinue to have large numbers of appli- cineration of some moldy lecture to relyon the unlikely charity of cants. Not only is there a pool of notes and the abandonmentof some Oxford and Cambridge. Two cases potential students but there will be ill-prepared, fuzzy-minded semi- in point, much closer to home are continuing additions to thepool. In nars. worth noting. B.C.’s regional col- British Columbia, thenumber of po- But surely this is not the point. leges were almost throttled by the tential students would have to be Universities do not, or at leastthey sanctimonious and nigglingbe- determined. It might prove to be should not, exist for comfortthe and haviour of the universities in not proportionately smaller. But then convenience of the faculty. They acceptingtransfer courses. And again, levels of aspiration and need exist for two purposes: the discov- Alberta’s proposed version of the differ from country to country and ery and dissemination of know- Open University, the Academy, is make straight line projections dan- ledge. If this latter function beingis doomed to failure because, as it is gerous. carried on in a way which fails to planned, it will rely on the coopera- Finally,and most important of meet the needsof significantly large tion of universities to acceptits all, the nature of the curriculum of groups of learners, new delivery transfercredit and award itsde- the Open University has contribu- systems mustbe found even if it grees. ted to its success.Its three-year BA means threateningthe traditional The geographic size and the degree consists of only six courses working environment of the profes- population density of Britain were (eight forhonors) and thetotal sor. existing circumstances which have number of undergraduate courses In short, the assumptions of the had a major effect in easing logis- offered is not likely to go much be- Open University - beliefs, if you tical problems. The travelling tutors yond 30. Admittedly eachcourse will - have not yet been endorsed have relatively short journeys. The is larger in scopethan its North widely. Laymen are largely un- movement of books and equipment American counterpart(tw0 and a aware of them; academics are fear- can be accomplished relatively half times aUBC course or five ful of them. The universitiesin Brit- quietly and inexpensively. In con- times a semester course). But even ish Columbia, and Canada, for that trast, B.C. has one twenty-fifth the taking that into account, it is dras- matter, continue to act as though population in an area at least four tically different from Canadian and higher education is for the young, times as large. American practice. full-time student whois able to Similarly, the already existing A restricted curriculum has had travel to a central facility. Further- network of communications and in- a number of beneficial consequen- more, most professors still seem to stitutions provided the Open Uni- ces. It has produced an economy believe that personally delivered versity with a ready-made distribu- of scale because, obviously,if there lectures in campus lecture halls are tion and support system. Television are fewer courses, enrollmentswill the essential conditionfor learning. and radio signals reach virtually all be higher in each. Thus, the consid- It should be obvious that if an of Britain. Institutional and public erable costs of television and print organization is to be successful it libraries of high quality are access- production can be achievedat a must have a “goodness of fit” with ible to support the learning needs lower unit cost.Furthermore, the environment in which it oper- of the vast majority of potential stu- course production has been under- ates. In most respects,the Open dents. In contrast, theproposed AI- taken by professors and technolo- University fits logically and natur- berta Academy will rely on yet gists working together - a novel ally into the British context. The another proposed agency, the Ac- and beneficial “first” in higher edu- mechanisms through which it oper- cess Network. This latter will re- cation. ates are sensible and harmonious, quire the installation of twenty-nine Those who would question this and where the environment didn’t microwave facilities and several relative lack of free course selection fit,adaptations have been made. television studios all at a cost ex- for students should ponder two of What then, are the circumstances ceeding $30 million dollars. Assum- Clark Kerr’switticisms. “To deter- that have made possible the early ing that aBritish Columbia “Open” mine the size ofan institution’s success of the Open University? university were to make use of tele- faculty,count up its courses and First of all, it has had the vigorous vision, similar exorbitantcosts divide by two” and “A university and tangible support of govern- could be anticipated.And, of faculty is a group of entrepreneurs ment. Infact, itwas created by course, theexisting library services held together by a common concern government. Educators do not like throughout British Columbia and over parking.” Perhapsour curricu- to admit that they have not initiated Alberta are minimal. lum smorgasbord is less an honest 13 effort to meet the learning need of which would meet the aspirations would infringe on current percep- students and more a kind of aca- of a good many potential students. tions of academic freedom and insti- demic territorial imperative. It would also call for free transfer- tutionalautonomy. University The foregoing discussion indi- ability of certain courseswithin the senates move at an incredibly slow cates very clearly that the British system of higher education,the pace, reflecting the professional Open Universityin its existing form modification of instructional meth- conservatism of the academic and could not be transplanted success- odology and institutional hours to the ponderousdecision-making pro- fully to British Columbia.This meet the requirements of learners cess of the faculties. should not be surprising because the living nearby, and theprogramming One would hope that our senior British have developed a method of of various coursesthrough, per- educationalihstitutions would operation that fits well with local haps, print and audiotape for those adapt their operating proceduresto conditions.The B.C. context is in more remote locations. It might meet the learning requirements of vastly different. mean that a professor would take more of our citizens. Thiscould be However, simply becausethe up residence in Burns Lake or done, as the British have shown, Open University’s means may not Osoyoos. It might mean that tutor- without the sacrifice of academic be appropriate to B.C. should not ials were conducted by telephone or quality. But it seems too much to imply thatits ends areinapprop- that certain classesmet once every hope for. riate. To putit theother way, if three weeks for several hours rather Perhaps,as in Britain,the en- we assume (with the British) that than three times each week for one largement of educational opportun- there are citizenswho desire the op- hour. It would probably not mean ity will require external pressure. portunity to learnbut are unable to TV teaching because television in- If that occurs wewill have once take advantageof our existing edu- struction is expensive, inflexible more demonstrated that education cationalarrangements, then we andawkward, given our topog- is too important a matter to be left must devise new ones. raphy. But it would certainly mean solely to the educators. 0 If we could achieve a coordina- that the qualityof instruction would tion of effort among the universities improve becausecourses would SFU education professorJohn Ellis and colleges of B.C.the idea of have to be carefully planned. has visited and studied the Open “openuniversities” could be All of this is possible - but it University. A member of Capilano realized relatively rapidly and with- is unlikely tohappen. Arrange- College council, he,.has a special out undue expense. Naturally, this ments like those suggested could interest in increasing accessibility would call for a commonly agreed serve learners very well and they to higher education. upon and suitably lean curriculum are within our capability. But they

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New Conditions Dictate New Directions ForUniversities Clive Cocking

RITAIN HAS APOPULATION 25 Young people seem to be adopting B times that of British Columbia new approaches to education, inter- jammed into one quarterthe area of rupting their studieswith periods of this province. This basic fact, in the work and shifting more into voca- opinion of A.E. Soles, BA’51, tional and technical programs than MEd’68, superintendent of post- the purely academic - perhaps secondaryservices in the B.C. seeking a general education after department of education, will deter- they have prepared themselves for minehow farB.C. goes toward jobs. And on top of this, there is adopting the Open University con- in B.C. a tremendous, growing in- cept which has recently caught the terest in continuing education. “We imagination of many educators. have a quarter of a million people “We could not adopt wholesale engaged, in one way or another, in the Open University concept from continuing education programs,” Britain because we simply do not said Soles. “It’s time that we began have the population base for it - to take them very seriously.” it’s entirely dependenton a very Soles pointed out that there is a large population base,” said Soles. good foundation in B.C. now on “But we could adopt some of its which to build a form of Open Uni- qualities or some of its practices.” versity. There are three public uni- In fact, Soles is convinced that versities, one private university and for a variety of reasons, B.C. must a provincial institute of technology. move in the direction of some form There are, aswell, nine community of Open University. For one thing, colleges located in the various re- itis an accepted responsibility of gions of the province. TheOpen the departmentof education to pro- University would likely ultimately vide theopportunity for post- have to be a separate institution, secondaryeducation toas many as it is in Britain, with its own people as possible, and while equal- central campus and its own provin- ity of educational opportunity has cialmedia centre. It could be or- been expanded recently with the ganized around the community col- development of communitycol- leges as regional studycentres leges, muchmore remains to be where students enrolled in the cor- done.There are, forexample, respondence courses could go for people livingin sparsely settled help or short courses, and where outlying areas who are notyet reached by present post-secondary some of the Open University pro- grams could be given. education services. And the situa- tion has now arisen where, in the Much of the expertise also exists college regions, many older people, for developing the learning pack- housewives, and workingpeople ages - which are much different who have completed two years of from the old correspondence college work onpart-time study find courses - for people to study by themselves at an educational dead- mail. .4lmost all of the community end because they cannot get away colleges have developed some to live in Vancouver or Victoria to learning packages. These packages complete university degrees. include textbooks,assignments, Not onlyis there a socialneed slides and cassette tapes. Soles be- to provide more flexible, accessible lieves university faculty could make post-secondary education through- a valuable contribution in develop- out theprovince, but Soles believes ing learning packages for an Open the demand for it is also growing. University and contributing, 15 I A eventuallyto TV and videotape programs. As for the courses to be offered Aresort to match througha B.C. Open University, Soles says he would be inclined to a matchless setting follow quite closely the British example of integration of courses. “One thing an OpenUniversity here should do is integrate studies The Harrison in a more direct way than has been the case in the past,” he said. “We in British Columbia shouldn’t be dealing as much. with theinviolate, sacrosanct course, British Columbia created the setting. The Harrison but offering more integrated study added a full range of facilities for relaxing fun. The result patterns.” is a resort of uncommon charm. Here, in the midst of For example, he said, one of the natural beauty, you can enjoy swimming in heated pools, foundation courses offered at Brit- golf, riding, boating, water-skiing. Plus the delight of ain’s Open University is a compre- nightly dancing and entertainment. Superb international hensive program called,Under- cuisine. And a choice of 285 distinctively-styled rooms. standing Society. Itbrings together British Columbia and The Harrison have been good studies in economics, political sci- for each other. They can be simply great for you. ence, sociology, psychology and so For our color brochure, write: Max A. Nargil, Managing Director oninto a meaningful structure. The Harrison, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada Similar integrated programs are of- Represented in the West by FawcettITetley Co., fered in mathematics, history and in the East by Robert F. Warner Inc. literature. For reservations see your travel agent. Soles believes, however, that it wouldbe a mistake todevelop a B.C. Open University just for the purpose of producing more people with university degrees. Its purpose must be broader than that. He ar- gues that such an institution should also be a means for making some technical and vocational programs more accessible, as well as offering general interest educationprograms to more people. Theapproach to developing a form of Open University for B.C., he believes, should be cautious and carefully-considered. Aside from the importance of establishing the best organization and creating good educational programs, the cost fac- tor dictates caution. For while it is truethat the operating cost of Britain’s Open University per stu- dent is much lower than that of tra- ditional universities,the cost of startingthe OU was enormous. Development of the OU’s courses and learning packages was very ex- pensive and a similar institution in B.C. would be confronted with similar high costs. British Colum- bia’s problem, Soles said,is that the institution’s initial enrolment would not likely be as large as Britain’s OU had to bring the costs into line. But once an organizational framework is established for form a of OpenUniversity, Soles main- tained that it’s the sort of institution that could be allowed to evolve and grow as conditions warrant. 0

‘\ 16 Time For A Change In UBCS Educational Philosophy Clive Cocking

HERE IS A VAST DIFFERENCE In need and public demand for such Teducational philosophy between a development. The Open Univer- Britain’s Open University and the sity is indicative of the direction in University of British Columbia. which higher education is generally Whereas the Open University spe- moving. Selman points out that re- cifically caters topart-time students cent commissions studying higher seeking degrees, UBC, by regula- education in Alberta, Ontario and tion, specifically prohibits students the massive Carnegie Commission from obtaining degrees by part-time on Higher Education in the United study alone. This narrow approach States have all come tosimilar con- to higher education by UBC is out- clusions. “The one theme that con- dated andmust bechanged, accord- sistently runs through it all is that ing to Gordon Selman, director of in the futurepeople of all ages must the Centre for Continuing Educa- have access to the educational pro- tion.UBC must openits doors cess, they must be able to return wider to part-time students. to their education at various points “UBC is way behind most major throughout theirlives. And basic to universities on this continent from that is the need to make bachelor the point of view ofmaking degrees level degrees available on a part- available on the basis of part-time time basis.” study,” says Selman. “I don’t sup Selman notes that a year ago a pose there’s another city the size UBCsenate committee investiga- of Vancouver in North America ting the need for part-time degree wheresuch opportunities are not programs recommendedthat the available.” University encourage the develop ment of such programs and called Simon FraserUniversity, Sel- on each faculty to clearaway exist- man points out, has more progres- ing restrictions and expandpart- sive policies in this regard than time study opportunities.The facul- UBC. SFU makes no distinction ties areto report thisspring on what between part-time andfull-time stu- they have done. Selman hopes that dents. Theproblem is that the part- the result will be for the University time program, so far, is small and to move vigorously into opening its the offerings few, so that itisn’t yet doors wider forpart-time degree viable for students to obtain degreeswork. at SFU by part-time study alone. Selman,however, is concerned Whether or not British Columbia at the attitude displayed by many develops some form of Open Uni- faculties toward this issue, “Oneof versity, Selman maintains that it’s the things that alarmedme was that essential for UBC to make provi- when the senate committee on part- sion for students to earn bachelor time degree programs asked the fa- degrees in arts, science andpossibly culties if there was,in their opinion, a few professional programs a demand for, or a need for, achiev- through evening and part-time ing degrees on a part-time basis, the study.There is a growing social facultiessaid, ‘no’. The faculties 17 L

may not know there is a demand study. There is evidenceno that I’m programs could be offered. The uni- for this, but, from my contact with aware of that supports this view.” versities together could develop the community colleges and the in- The academic results of part-time more sophisticated correspondence quiries we receive at the centre re- students, he points out, are consis- courses supplemented with audio- garding credit courses,I think there tently as good as those of full-time visual teaching aids. The communi- is no doubt but that there is a very students. ty colleges could beused for region- considerable demand.” It’s important, in Selman’s view, al seminars and credit courses put He points out that many people that UBC move strongly into the on by college faculty under univer- who have completed two years of field of part-time degree programs. sity guidance. And arrangements academic work by part-time study But this should be considered just could be made with existing broad- at community colleges want to con- one step towardmaking the Univer- casting systemsfor educational tinue to do the same at university. sity’s educationalservices more television. And there is a growing trend for widely available. The OpenUniver- But aside from this, the most im- young people to combine work and sity should not, however,be simply mediate need, on the part of UBC, education. It’s significant, he says, transplanted to B.C.Rather, Sei- is to offer part-time degree pro- that whilefull-time enrolments in man argues, what should be adopt- grams. In a sense, UBC, as thepro- Canadian universities have risen 35 ed is the Open University’s basic vince’s senioruniversity, has no per cent in the last five years, the attitude of making satisfactory uni- real choice, says Selman. “I don’t enrolment of part-time credit stu- versity level study available to peo- think UBC wouldbe wise to try dents has risen 120 per cent in the ple throughout the province. Once to exercise a choice and stay out same period. that attitude is adopted, then me- of this kind of thing. Certainly the The opposition to providing part- thods suited to B.C. needs should public would suffer and we as an time degree opportunities, he sug- be devised to dothe job in the best institution would suffer. The need gests, stems from the belief on the way possible. is there and I think it’s the direction part ofmany academicsthat the Selman suggests that, in view of of the future that more and more part-time approach iseducationally B.C.’s relatively small population, university study will be done on a inferior. “Some people feel that to the best approach might be for the part-time basis and we as an institu- provide degrees by part-time study three public universities to cooper- tion would be making a great mis- alone means that you are providing ate in their outreach programs. take if we didn’t move with some a lesser experience, a degree with SFU and UBC, forexample, vigour toward providing greatly in- less academic validity thanone should jointly establish a downtown creasedservices to the part-time earned onthe basis of full-time university centre where educational degree-seeking student.” [j

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T ISIRONIC thatthe greatest I change in British Columbiapost- secondary education over the past decade has occurred virtuallyun- noticed. While public attention has beenfocused, through the news media, largely on the universities - their problems of growth, govern- ment and student unrest - an en- tirely new sector has emerged: the community colleges. The develop- ment has been extremely important since the colleges have pioneered in providing a new pattern of access- ible, flexible post-secondary educa- tion.They are the closest things B.C. has to the“Open University” idea. “The community colleges were set up to democratize education- and they’re succeeding. They’ve created an entirely new generation of post-secondary student - differ- ent inmany respects from those who have traditionally attended university.” says Dr. John Denni- son, UBC associate professor of education. A decade ago there were no com- munitycolleges in B.C. Then New Caledonia at Prince George, are located under one roof. This fact not a result of restrictive policies, Cariboo at Kamloops, Capilano at allows students to explore alterna- just a socio-economic fact: college WestVancouver and the tripart- tive programs and, if they so desire, students generally come from fami- riatecolleges, Okanagan with change their educationalgoals with- lieswhose income andeducation campuses at Kelowna, Vernon and out a total reorganization of their levels are lower than those of the Salmon Arm, and Douglas at New life style. Colleges also practise an average university student. For Westminster,Surrey and Rich- “openadmission” policywhich example, whereas approximately15 mond. Together with the B.C. enables a studentto enter irrespec- per cent of the university students Institute of Technology, thesetwo- tive of his previous academic back- come from families whose income year colleges have made it possible ground, and begin study at thelevel is over $20,000, only nine per cent for students from various socio- for which heis best suited. Hemay, of college students come from such economic backgrounds andregions in fact,choose a set of courses backgrounds. of the province to take a wide var- equivalent to first-year university, There was alsoa tendency for iety of vocational, technical and a welfare or school aide career pro- first-year college students to be academic programs, with the aca- gram, or a vocational program such older (nearly halfwere over20) than demic programs offering transfers as auto mechanics or welding. first-yearuniversity students, to second or third-year university. A comprehensivesurvey of reflecting the college function in Dr. Dennison andAlex Turnner, Grade 12 students by college dis- assisting people to upgrade their B.C.Research Council head of trictconducted by Dennison and educationafter a period of un- operations, are conducting a thor- Tunner last Junerevealed the same employment or some years in the ough study of B.C. community col- pattern every time - students are work force. leges. Thethree-part project is increasingly being attracted to the The relatively flexible timetabling being financed by theDonner nearest college. In Vancouver, 29 of the colleges is important to this Foundation withhelp fromthe per cent of graduating high school function. Alfred Glenesk, principal UBC Alumni Association and the students listed Vancouver City Col- of Capilano College, points out that Vancouver Foundation. lege as their first choice for further the ability to take courses for shor- The first two phases of the study studies, with slightly fewer choos- ter periods, to leave thecollege and which have recently been com- ing UBC. In the Capilano (North return, makes it easier for people pleted, revealed thatthe colleges Shore) district, 27 per cent opted to hold jobs while improving their are indeed helping to democratize for the college with 25 per cent for education. “Ten years ago, ayoung post-secondary education.The sur- UBC. In the Okanagan,25 per cent person who couldn’t afford a solid vey has found that the colleges are choseOkanagan College with 11 year in a university was outof luck. attracting many students who per cent selecting UBC. In the He had nowhere to turn,so he often wouldnot formerly have gone to Kamloops area 37 per cent chose went no further.” university and they are opening up Cariboo College first. It is true that because of the rela- educational and careeropportun- When Vancouver School Board tively easy college entrance require- ities for students who would other- counsellors made a check this year ments, there had been concern ex- wise have simply taken ajob at the of thecity’s 1972 high school pressed by educators initially that end of Grade 12 - and they are graduating class of 4,629 people, the colleges would become a encouraging people who have been they found that 18.35 per cent had “dumping ground for theacademic- working for years to return more for enrolledat Vancouver City Col- ally inept”, or nothing more than, education. lege. UBC had attracted 17.95 per as othersdisparagingly put it, “high “Students seem to select thecol- cent of the students, B.C. Institute schools with ashtrays”. These con- leges for a varietyof reasons,” says of Technology 1.86 per cent, Simon cerns, according to Dr. Dennison, Dr. Dennison. “They are closer to Fraser University .84 per cent and have proved unfounded. A study home, have lower fees than univer- a further1.32 per cent were at other which he made of students who had sities, offer academic programs that universities. Of the remainder, 3.14 transferred from colleges to univer- are easily transferable to univer- per cent were taking other training, sitiesshowed that the academic sities and career programs leading 42.97 per cent were working, 5.1 achievement of such students was to jobs.Unlike the fairly traditional per cent were unemployed and 2.66 as good or better than other third- entrancepatterns of universities, per cent were completing high year university students. students can attendcolleges virtual- school requirements. The flexible approach of the col- ly on their own terms. They can The survey showed that the top lege, however, seems to bring with go as part-time students, take even- factor in attractingstudents to it a difficult problem in attrition - ing courses only or attend two or attend the colleges is the program students dropping out during their three days a week. They can work offered (24.8 per cent), while close- second term, orfailing to return for out timetables that enable them to ness to home ranked second (19.7 a second year. At CapilanoCollege, hold down regular jobs as well as per cent) and the teaching reputa- for example, the 1973 spring term attend college. This is almost im- tion third (10.4 per cent). enrolment is down 22 per cent from possible at a university.” But what is perhaps more signifi- that of the fall term. Theis an exper- Fees at most colleges are $200 cant, thesurvey showed that the ience common to the colleges and per yearas compared with first-year college “clientele” is drawn from has been noted forthe pastfew university fees of about $450. a much wider socio-economic basis years. “In some courses,” Glenesk The basic idea behind the com- than is the university student popu- said, “colleges arefinding difficulty prehensivecurriculum, which the lation where the upper middle class in mounting a good, viable second colleges offer, is that all programs is over-represented. In B.C. this is year.” College administratorsre- cognize that the problem is partly reflective of the minimal college en- trance requirements whereby mar- ginal studentscan easilybegin The Asahi Pentax ES: courses and the fact that many stu- dentsare nowinclined to inter- sperse their studies with periods of work or travel. For thefuture, the concensus seems to be that the colleges must engage in more “outreach” pro- grams, more programs to bring their educational servicesto more people who need them, but for a variety of reasons are unable, at present, to take advantage of them. Thismay be done through various methods, such as home study using packaged courses with tape cassettes, educa- tors travelling to smaller centres to It was inevitable. give classes, or, in larger cities, After all, what could possiblyprovide more precise, automatic through “store front” education. exposure control, than a computer with a memory bank. With less Vancouver City College, for ex- wear and tear on all parts concerned. ample, began its “out reach” pro- Together with your present Super MultiCoated Takumar lenses, gram last fall in a store front at1691 you have a totally automated exposure system:just set the aperture Venables in the East End. Thepro- and shoot. But even with bellows or extension tubes or special purpose lenses and adapters you don’t lose the precision exposure gram is designed for those who find control. even the moderncommunity col- Some day, maybe, all cameras will be built likethis. lege structure too confining, young people and adults who dislike going See your favourite camera dealer to regular school even though they McQUEEN SALES COMPANY LTD. need and want upgrading of their Vancouver/Toronto/Montreal education or skills to get a job. There are 36 students enrolled in this venture, which is also assisted by the provincial department of education and Canada Manpower. There is a basic problem, how- ever, with this trend in the colleges. It is that while the colleges steadily becomemore accessible, steadily make iteasier for people to improve their educationand skills at conven- ient times and places, the univer- sities continue to operate on tradi- tionallines. And many college transfer students who have grown accustomed (often out of necessity) to combine work and education at college have been disappointed to find thatthey cannot follow the same pattern and get a degree at a university. Somepositive steps, however, have been taken recently toward more part-time credit study The newest concept in rentalliving at B.C. universities. This trend There are only flfty-seven two- and three-bedroom seems likely to continue,as the townhouses on thls nlne and half a acres of naturally landscaoed woodland. The trout-stocked lakes are communitycollege experience surrounded by footpathsand rustic brldgesacross influences our universities to be- the stream come more accessible to more The homesthemselves contaln every luxury -a peoplewanting to improve their flreplace, wall-to-wall carpets, washer and dryer. Come and vislt thls gracious adult townhouse educati0n.O development. Leases are avallable for one, two and three years. Call the rental manager Mr. Harper, A former education reporterfor The at 988-6810 between 11 :00A.M. and 7:OO P.M. Province, Wilf Bennett is currently a school board trusteein West Van- cou ver. 21 The Possibilitv

T WAS THE FIRST DAY of lectures in I Renaissance English literature and a round-shouldered man with wiry eyebrows and bushygrey moustache enteredthe classroom with an armload of books. Profes- sor Roy Daniells placed the books on the table, paused,looked direct- ly at the class and asked: “Who in this room needs pity?” There was totalsilence. What kind of question is that? What’she asking that for? Silence. Nobody said anything. Finally, sensing he was testing us, I raised my hand and responded: “Well, sir, 1 guess we all need pity at some time.” Profes- sor Daniells came over and handed me a heap of books - every book I needed, and would have had to buy, for the course. They were ex- tra copies from his library. For a moment a generation gap had been closed. My own genera- tion, sitting around me in the class- room, I realized, were stunned by a question they found strange and remote; they could only wonder at the motive behind it. Pity is a word that is not commonly used by my generation. Professor Daniells was being pro- vocative; it was- I’ve since discov- ered - acharacteristic teaching strategy. But it seemed to me that deeper meanings of the word “pity” were being evoked, and we were being asked to see ourselves as po- tential objects of pity. I doubt that Professor Daniells remembers that moment - it was five years ago - and I am almost certain that his in- terpretation of it wouldbe different. I do know that I remember it, and every time I see photographs of 22 of Triumph ERIC GREEN Michelangelo’s Pitta that moment in Canada. Imagesof his past re- ture, scholarly mind. in Professor Daniells’ classroom is main vivid in his mind. His boyhood experiences in Eng- recalled to mind. Life has given Professor Daniells land to the age of eight are as much It is the few great teachers who a great sense of gratitude. Indeed with him as images from his youth leave the most lasting impressions the idea of gratitude is personally in Vic,toria. He particularly remem- and Dr. Roy Daniells is certainly very important to him. If he ever bers Victoria: “Victoria was ab- a great teacher. He is also - like writes his autobiography, he says he solutely filled withthe British at that many great teachers - a very learn- will call it, “A Passion of Grati- time. The continuity between Eng- ed man. One of Canada’s leading tude”. The projected title is an ex- land and Victoria was extraord- men of letters, Dr. Roy Daniells, pression of goodwill toward, andin- inary. If you kept your ears open who is now 71, has written num- debtedness to, many people inhis in downtown Victoria in those days, erous articles and several books on life. I suspect the net of gratitude youwould hear the Scottish,the aspects of literature, notably 17th alsoincludes many of the great Irish, theCockney ... Canadians century English literature and names from English literature. The speak at a lower pitch and their particularly the work of John Mil- word “passion” in the projected voices are less emphatic. So I got ton. He has been on faculty at UBC title is carefully chosen to suggest aslow introduction tocanada.” His since 1947 and served as head of the depth of the emotion: there is visible environment was the region English for 17 years until stepping a distinctly religious quality to his around Beacon Hill. He remembers down in 1965 to become University feelings about Canada, as well as the slopes of the hill being golden Professor of English.A talented literature. with broom, and the kelp-covered poet with two volumes of poetry to To talk to Dr. Daniells about his beaches are still vivid in his mind. his credit, Dr. Daniellsalso func- career is to travel a great distance. “It was not very different than Eng- tions as an unofficial campus poet It is a learning experience, rich in lishholiday resorts in thesouth- laureate, often creating witty verse ideas. The discussion rangeswidely, east.” for university ceremonial occasions. freely from “territorial metaphors” In contrast, he was “imaginative- He is a past president of the Royal in literature to “archangels”, from ly aware of the extent of Canada”. Society of Canada andlast year was United EmpireLoyalists to the The Daniellsfamily had come made a Companion of the Order of spiritual resources in Milton’s Para- across Canada by train andin those Canada. dise Lost. And yet somehow none years it took six days. The sense Much of this is wellknown to of it seemsincongruous to an appre- of expansiveness perhaps registered alumni; it certainly is to those who ciation of the Canadian landscape more deeply on hismind than he studied under him and remember and its effect on Dr. Daniells and knows. Canada’s physical scale re- him. Butthere is another fascinating allcanadians. Northrop Frye,in his quires a well-developed imagina- and less well knownside to his char- book The EducatedImagination, tion, such as he possesses, to bring acter, as I discovered recently when says that a great imagination “ab- it into perspective. I dropped around to chat with him sorbs” the world until it becomes Even as a boy in England he had and renew our acquaintance. It is equal to it. That might have been his imagination supercharged with his deep concern for Canada and written about Roy Daniells. images of Canada by hisfather. His forthe development of Canadian Professor Daniells’ intellectual father, JamesDaniells, a carpenter, culture. style has two edges. On one edge came to North America as a young Professor Daniells’ life and aca- there is evocation of experience in man, travelling through Ontario, demic career form a unity. His images with a poet’s vital imagina- Illinois, and west to Oregon. And approach to literature, his teaching, tion, andon the other thereis appre- then he came up into British Colum- his attitude toward Canadian cul- ciation of that experience intellec- bia’s Cariboo region. This wasin ture all reflect his experience of life tually with the resources of a ma- 1889. 23 His fathertold him of the proced- “makes easy reading. He is perfect- ure for shoeing theoxen by the ly lucid. When I read Milton to this Cariboo teamsters of the time, and day I can slip into many frames of the image stuck. “They lifted the reference, and share manythe states ox off its feet with a belly band so of mind in his poetry and prose.” it couldn’t kick.” The imagination “Milton was a bridge between re- of the boy, recording clearly a spe- ligion and art, one that is immensely cific detail such as this, is reflected reassuring. When the Angel takes in the scholarly mind that pays at- Adam up the mountain, shows him tention to details in art and litera- past history, prophesies the future ture, knowing how important they and brings him down full of hope, are to appreciation and interpreta- it is possible to share the experience tion. These are the qualities which in some transformed way.” form thefoundation of Professor He remembers the experience of Daniells’ professional life as a liter- the child raised in the doctrinal cli- ary scholar. mate of fundamentalist religion. The commonality of values be- “There were two or three gimmicks tween England and Canada was, for in the doctrine worse than any Span- much of the past century, almost ish Inquisition. The second coming total. Professor Daniells sayshe of Christ was always certain tohap- personally felt, during much of his pen very soon. A child would come career, no conflict between being homefrom school,and enter his patriotically English and patriotic- home, perhapsnotfinding his ally Canadian. He notesthe ties mother there. There was a terror “have been snapped with such that she had been taken off.” He gentleness that there has been no says this kind of experience is far difficulty.” The gentle breaking up worse than achild coming home and of tradition testifies to something finding his mother dead. It was des- at once both Canadian and British. tructive and agonizing. The human- Shared understandings, he suggests, ism implicit in the teaching of litera- are both universal and unique at the turecontrasts with these exper- same time. iences. Canadians have tendedto look How did he begina serious career across theAtlantic for cultural as a literary scholar?“I wasn’t suc- nourishment and also, in more re- cessful at jobs like farm labouring cent decades, to the United States. and trying to sell vacuum cleaners. This is gradually changing. Profes- In fact, I was so bad that when the sor Daniells believes the develop- opportunity came to get back into ment of our own unique culture will books, I went after it.” force us to have an academic com- There were seven “lost” years. munity that is vitally aware of Cana- Between the ages of 17 and 23, Roy dian problems and points of view, Daniells worked ata number of without being restricted by them or jobs, primarily as a farm labourer. to them. Professor Daniells is him- There were serious psychological self a good example of such an aca- difficultiesand even speech prob- demic style. lems. They were difficult years for Professor Daniells is a Milton the young Roy Daniells. Literature scholar, but throughout his 37 years was for him the bridge to a fuller of academic life his interests have life and today he is grateful to the gone much beyond that and beyond many people whohelped him across interest in Canadian literature and it. culture. Much of his work has been He feels aparticular sense of concerned with esthetics and litera- gratitude toward two of his mentors, ture and a number of years ago he the late Garnett Sedgewick at UBC published a book entitled, Milton: and the late Edward Brown at the Mannerism and Baroque. But his University of Toronto. Roy scholarship alsoreflects his personal Daniells obtained his bachelor of experience. arts degree from UBC in 1930 and “My way into Milton was as a went on to the University of Tor- co-religionist,” he states, explaining onto where he completed a master that he was raised in Victoria as a of arts in 1931 and a doctorate de- member of anextremely funda- gree in 1936. He succeeded Brown mentalist denomination,the Ply- as head of the English department mouth Brethren. With an upbring- atthe University of Manitoba in ing of that kind, Milton, who is high- 1937. ly acceptable to fundamentalists, He has seen somesignificant 24 s I

changes in the academic world over point the “limited degree” to which taken the wrong course. We think the pastfew decades. One of the his kind of scholarship makes a of ourselves as survivors. Our self- most striking is the new affluence mark. He talks of a comment in a image involves thisstruggle, merely inuniversities. Dr. Daniells notes book by an American scholar. “I to survive. It is the ‘mere-ness’ of that when he wasa young academic thought whathe said was exactly this vision which disturbs him. Our the facilities were much less lavish what I would want him to say. He sense of Canadianism should in- and he wonders how important the said that books like mine succeed, clude the possibility of triumph. modernuniversity’s expensive despite their limitations, because Dr. Daniellsrecalls theHans apparatus is to the root processes they persuade people to go on.” He Christian Andersen story of the of learning. confesses that this coincides with his Ugly Duckling. “It had a hard time I asked him to define his own self- self-estimate. “That is all I ask for.” surviving the winter. When he final- image. He says: “I am a fairly good We discussedMargaret Atwood’s ly discovers himself, he finds he is example of the Canadian academic recent book Survival, which ex- a swan. Canadians are aboutto dis- of my age who, inadequately train- amines themes in Canadian litera- cover they are swans. i-1 ed, and with a considerable loss of ture, focusing on our concern with “If we are going to seriously try i learning time, finally gets into aca- problemsof gettingthrough the to understand Canadianculture, v demic life and is overwhelmed with winter, of being victimized byharsh we shouldn’t rely on research into the practical problems ofteaching.” circumstances, and not being des- the past. It is necessary to rely on c After World War I1 there were troyed by the sacrifice and discipline analysis and extrapolation into the some special problems. “The aca- of the primitive conditions in a fron- future. demics of my generation had to deal tier society. ProfessorDaniells “We must look forward past sur- with the greatinflux ofwar veterans found it interesting, but the theme vival.” 0 into the universities, and on theside bothered him. A freelance writer and editor, they tried to be scholars.” He feels very strongly thatthe Eric Green is currently completing Professor Daniellstries to pin- quest for identity in Canada has a doctorate degree at UBC. 25 isers at The Sun - cartoonist Nor- bell, 1971); and astonishingly des- ris, photographer Oakesand others criptive (“He looks, when he grins, - who have discovered how to like a large George Gobel. When market the bestof their daily works he doesn’t grin, he looks like Hal for fun and profit. Banks.” -beer baron Ben Ginter). Fotheringham mockingly calls And - surprise - he’s not infalli- his debut in paperback a project in ble, as witnessed by the collection recycling, but it’s more than simply of excerpts from his Trudeau a regurgitation of his daily journa- columns dating from 1968 to 1971. listic diet.Freed from thecon- (“Who wants aprime minister who straints of executive policy that pro- goes around in his bare feet? hibit, in a family newspaper any- Exactly! I do.” - Feb. 1968. “The way, the use of words only recently sad fact of the Trudeau government recognized as legitimate additions ... is that itis not telling us the to the English language; from edi- truth.” - Nov. 1970. “Mr.Tru- torial demands that he write to fill deau, drifting along on the swell of a space (nine bysix inches); and his own ego ...” May, 1971). from public dictatesfor contem- Lawyers, the Senate,Socred poraniety, he has been able to resur- womens auxiliary, royal tour plan- rectthe best of his past writing ners, all feel the sting of his barb. deeds by givinga trimmer and tang- Whydid he get it all together? ier treatment to awide rangeof sub- Probablybecause he was pushed jects and personalities, opinions into it by a publisher searching for and biases,many of which pre-date a marketable commodity. Perhaps, the commencement ofhis regular it may be speculated, as achronicle Sun column, and some of which first of the past few eventful years in appearedelsewhere than in The B.C. that will stay behind after he Sun. The title of his book might bet- has finally yielded to the temptation ter have been FotheringhamUn- of the Sweet City. bound. It’s largely lightand amusing, and not very likely to significantly aid What does thisslim, 183-page edi- his plan to retire early to Positano, tion published by November House Italy. Some will enjoy Fothering- have going for it? Most of all, per- ham Collected and Bound. Others haps, it offers an insight into one won’t be happy till he’s tarred and of the country’sbest columnists, an feathered. earned status capable of question only by the incredible cortege of Vancouver lawyer Ian MacAfpine, kooks that keeps the cardsand let- LLB’71, is a former Sun legislative ters coming in. (“You poor, patho- reporter; Sun columnist Fothering- logical, dim-witted bastard,” is the ham obtained his BA from UBC in A Flashback On opener in one.)Fotheringham’s 1 954. Fotheringham’s Best love of travel is evidenced in the brief recollections of the market Fotheringham: place in Marrakech and his brush Collected 81 Bound with espionage in the Monkey Bar Of Hewers of Limbs at Raffles, in mysterious Singapore by Allan Fotheringham And Drawers Of Blood November House - products of those distant days Vancouver, $1.95 when he was galavanting around the Strong Medicine globe, much to the envyof his nose- by Robert E. McKechnie II IAN MacALPlNE to-the-grindstone newspaper col- J.J. Douglas Ltd. leagues at home in search of mater- Vancouver, $8.95 F YOU MUST KNOW what Alder- ial for his “Magic Carpet” travel I man Rankin really whispered column. N. E. OMELUSIK to the press boys at that July city He can be uncomfortably analy- council meeting fouryears ago, tical (“ ...all these shiny-faced busi- NTIL THE 19TH CENTURY. the his- please be referred to the only place nessmen from acrossthe land in U tory of man’s illnesses and the you’ll find it - in Fotheringham: their 41st annual convention in the methods employed toameliorate Collected di Bound. Hotel Vancouver this week busily them is very much a gallery of hor- Yes, Allan Fotheringham has a passing resolutions, handing out rors. It was often not clear which book out, and theas titleunimagina- awards to each other, indulging in was preferable in the choice be- tively suggests, it’s a collection of thattiresome sophomore special, tween certain oblivion and the cure his columns from the public prints, the hotel room party.” - a salute of the day. If this was the case in ,, a compilationthat rightfully gains to the Canadian Chamberof Com- centres of civilization like London him admission to that entrepreneur- merce); disdainful (“Thefuture and Paris, a patient’s prospects in ial band of journalistic merchand- means progress.” - Mayor Camp- a barely settled wilderness such as the northwest coast of North higher matters.” some doubts arise as to the judg- America were even less enviable. By about the third decade of the ment which the author has used in The 19th century was a period of 19th century, land-based activity deciding how to cover the various transition from quackery and near- had begun to flourish under the um- aspects of his subject.One won- butcheryto scientific discovery brella of military support provid- ders why the story grinds to a halt and skillful practice, and this trans- ed by theRoyal Navy. The fur at aboutthe year 1930. Surely ition as it occurred in what is now traders of the Hudson’s Bay Com- there could not have been a space BritishColumbia is the dominant panybegan to take advantage of problem since thereare only 169 theme of Robert McKechnie’s the area’s commercial potential, pagesof text in theentire work. book. and further stimulus was given to Hospitals are given abouttwo Dr.McKechnie is Woodward the growth of a civilian population pages, in contrast with the almost Lecturer in the department of the by the discovery of gold in 1858. seven quoted pagesof fine print history of medicine and science at Such well known doctors as Helm- which describe the initiation of a the University ofBritish Colum- cken and William Fraser Tolmie shaman. More space is devoted to bia. Both his father and uncle were were among the members of the a superfluous description of a prominent Vancouverdoctors in medicalprofession who came to hemorrhoid than to medical edu- the early part of this century, and British Columbia, and they cation in the province. And there much of the impetus for this book brought withthem the skills and is no mention of the allied profes- seems traceable to a childhood in knowledge that were emergingin sions of nursing and pharmacy. which exposure to the experiences Europe as medicinebecame more There are, then, a few holes in of such men fostered an indelible and more a science. By the turn of the presentation. These holes, like interest in the antecedents of mod- thecentury, the familyphysician those in a Swiss cheese, do not de- ern medical practice. had achieved a stature which far tract from the taste of what is Most of the narrative deals with surpassed that ofhis forerunners. there, but they do affect the the white man’s medicine, but the Dr. McKechnie describes his amount of nourishment which a beginning is devoted to a descrip- image as being that of “a kindly seeker after food for thought might tion of practices prevailing among and benevolent deity.” hope to receive. the Indians, some ofwhose tech- This appreciation was to be ra- Mr. N. E. Omelusik, BA’64, BLS’66, is niques were remarkably effective ther short-lived, andthe last head of acquisitions at the UBC library. and ingenious. The shamanwas chapter discusses the deteriora- the central figure in native healing, tion of thedoctor-patient rela- andthe author’s account ofhis tionship. Itcloses with theover- Unexamined Heritage training, initiation and practice is optimistic speculation thatthe Not Worth Having engrossing. However, the squeam- resurrection of general practice ish are advised to proceed with cau- which is now taking place in many Articulating West tion. parts of the world will result in the by W.H. New The coming of white sailors and extension of medical care, with all New Press furtraders brought newdiseases the compassion and involvement Toronto, $7.50 and new treatments. Britain even- thatthe wordimplies, to patients tually became the dominant power who are now receiving mere medi- Eric Green in the area, and because the em- cal treatment. bodiment of her presence was Abook which does not give HE SUBTITLE of William New’s largely accounted for by the Royal pleasure to its reader is a pitiful Tbook is “Essays on purpose and Navy, its practices were the most thing. Strong Medicine is a pleas- formin modern Canadian litera- significant aspect of the white ing book. The subject is an inter- ture,” and it announces the writer’s man’s early medical experience on esting oneand Dr. McKechnie intentions. Dr. New, who teaches the coast. clearly has the ability to write English at UBC and is associateedi- The afflictions of the sailor are with great lucidity. The bulk of the oftor CanadianLiterature, fairlywell known. Scurvyand text reflects that ability. However, explains the emphasis on articula- venereal disease were the most a gentle slap on the wrist is in order tion and the West in his introduc- prevalent, but smallpox, tubercu- for he occasionally indulges in that tion: “The physical realities repre- losis,shellfish poisoning, alcohol- damnable propensity of doctors to sented by ‘East’and ‘West’ shift ism and the effects of flogging also keep the layman in helpless ignor- as the ideas of ‘East’ and ‘West’ required frequent ministration. ance.Thus we are forced to alter, and the interaction between The medical importance of the contend with a number ofpass- knowledge and imagination that captain was at least equal to that ageslike this one: “Vidal in 1903 affects this process of change also of the ship’s surgeon, for it was the went so far as to createan Eck characterizes the method by which wisdomwith which he made and fistula between the obstructed and a writer wrestles life into artistic enforced regulations on sanitation, distended portal vein and the vena form. To speak the languageof hygiene and nutrition thatdeter- cava.” ‘West’ is not to be merely regional mined the health of the ship. The Thereare somebooks which, in bias, therefore, but to articulate status of the medicalprofession havinggiven pleasure, have done the tension between order and dis- was such that the ship’s surgeon their duty and need meet no fur- order, myth and reality, that under- “was left to hismenial tasks as a therburden of proof. A history, lies Canadian writing.” hewerof limbs and a drawer of willbe judged by criteria other The generalizations in these lines blood. The captainattended to than its entertainment value, and - Continued p. 46. 27

- ~- The George L. Morfitt, BCom'S8. AlumniActivities: 1st vice- Board of president, 1972-73: 2nd vice- president, 1971-72; 3rd vice- Management president and chairman Alum- ni Fund, 1970-71: chairman. Reunion Days, 1969-70; mem- of the ber, university government and governmentrelations com- UBC mittees. Campus: treasurer, Commerce Undergraduate So- 'Alumni ciety, Alma Mater Society:Big Block,1958. Occupuriont Association chartered accountant, director and controller, West CoastRe- Ken Bruuner 1973-1974 duction Ltd., and associated companies. Community: presi- dent, B.C. Lawn Tennis Asso- Kenneth L. Brawner, BA'57, ciation, 1963; president,B.C. LLB'58. Alumni Acti\,ities: On the following pages Squash Racquets Assoc.,1969- member-at-large1971-73: you will be introduced to 72; committeemember, B.C. Alumni Fund campaign chair- the members of the alumni Instituteofchartered Accoun- man, 1971; deputychairman, tants. 1970;executive member, tu38ociation board of AlumniFund committee. management for 1973-74. Occupation: lawyer, Brawner, The positions were filled Speton. Phillips and Stinson. by acclamation. A change to note is that the board. ,Is now composed 'of officers and members- at-hrga rather than the degree Fepresentative system of past yearn.

George Morfitt James Denholme

Charles Campbell, BA'71, Alumni Acitivities: third vice- James L. Denholme, BASc'S6. president: member, branches, AlumniActilities: past chair- student affairs, awardsand man, alumniallocations com- scholarships, surveyevalua- mittee: member-at-large, 1972- tion committees, 1972-73; 74. Occupution: certified gen- AMS representative, member- eral accountant, professional at-large, 1969-72; chairman, engineer,executive vice- graduate opinion survey. Cam- president,Adka Industries pus: Alma Mater Society trea- Ltd. Community: past presi- surer. Occupation: account- dent, Certified GeneralAc- ant,Deloitte, Haskins&Sells., countantsAssociation of Vancouver. B.C.;treasurer, Sunny Hill Hospital;former vice-chair- man,Prince George Region- alHospital Board; program director, Junior Achievement of B.C., 1962-65.

Chuck Campbell

Bernie Treasurer ! 1 28 Peter Uitdenbosch, BCom’68, Associationof B.C.Librar- (BEd, Holland).Alumni Acriv- ians. Occupation: admissions ities: member-at-large, 1972- co-ordinator,and placement 74;chairman, Age of Gage officer, UBC school of librar- committee:member, Young ianship. R. B. (Bernie)Treasurer, Alumni Club executive, 1968- BCom’58. Alumni Actitities: 72; chairman, branches, 1972- president,commerce alumni 73. Ctzmpus: president,com- division;degree representa- merce undergraduate society; tive. Community: past secre- AhS council: intramural ath- tary, Men’s CanadianClub, letics: AMS investment com- Vancouver;Junior Achieve- mittee. Community: boardof ment. Occupation: chartered directors,Netherlands Busi- accountant;controller, A.J. nessmen’s Association. Occu- Forsyth & Co. pation: realtor,Macaulay, Nicolls, Maitland.

Fred Culbert Frederick G. Culbert, BASc ‘64, (MSc, Stanford). Cam- pus: RotaryInternational StudentExchange Program memberin Japan 1970. Oc- cupation: professional engin- eer, economic planning con- sultantwith Swan Woost- er Engineering,Vancouver. Community: lecturer in en- gineeringeconomics, Centre forContinuing Education, UBC.

Barbara Milroy Mrs. John Milroy (Barbara Greg Bowden Brown), BHE’51, Alumni Ac- Greg Bowden, LLB’70. Alumni tivities: degree representative, Activities: degreerepresenta- 1973. Community: volunteer tive: member, bylawrevision work. Occupation: housewife. committee. Campus: business manager,University of Vic- toriastudent newspaper; Phi DeltaTheta; member,legal aid and course revisioncommittee: judge,UBC Student Court. Occupation: lawyer,Thor- steinson, Mitchell & Co. Com- Robert Johnson munity: member, tax and com- Robert W. Johnson,BA’63, mercial law committees, Can- Othor LLB’67. AlumniActivities: adian Bar Association; X-Kal- president,Young Alumni ay Foundation; legal aid. npnwntrtlver tho board: Club, 1969-71; chairman, to awards & scholarships commit- These representatives tee, 1972-73; member-at-large, 1972-73. Campus: Beta Theta Bel Nemetz may be elected or ap- pointed in thefollow- Pi; playing captain, UBC ten- Mrs. Nathan Nemetz (Bel New- ing categories: the nis team, 1959-63; playing cap- man), BA’35. Occupation: a honorary president tain, UBC squash team, 1965- business career until retirement (the president of the 67; law school legal aid chair- in 1963. Community: member, university): the man, 1966-67; Big Block; sec- University Women’s Club and immediate past retary, Men’s Athletic Assoc. Faculty Women’s Club; hon- president of the Community: director, Jericho orary secretary, The Vancou- association; the three TennisClub, 1968: league ver Institute. board of management chairman,B.C. Lawn Tennis appointees to senate: Assoc., 1968-69; secretary, two representatives family law subsection,Cana- Margaret Burke of the FacultyAssocis dian Bar Association, 1971-72. Occupation: lawyer. Mrs. G. Burke (Margaret Per- tion; two represents kins), BA’64, BLS’65, tives of the Alma Mater (LRSM, London).Alumni Ac- Society: and a repre tivities: degree representative, sentative from each Continued 1972-73. Campus: usherand active alumni division. chief usher, Congregation: In addition,any other Agricurl curling group; library individuals as the schoolpuppet group. Com- board may designate. munity: vice-president, B.C. LibraryAssoc.; editor, B.C.L.A. Reporter: registrar, Peter Uitdunhosch 29 W.Harry White, BASc’63 committee. Occupation; ex- (MBA,Harvard). Alumni port lumber manager, Balfour Activities: member-at-large, Guthrie(Canada) Ltd., Van- 1965-68, 1971-73: chairman, couver. Community: United annual dinner committee; Churchelder: church board foundingmember, Young member, 1967-70: youthlead- AlumniClub: chairman, er,1963-69;JuniorAchievement awardsand scholanhip com- advisor 1962-63. mittee, 1971-72: chairman, stu- dent affairs committee, 1972- 73. Occupation: finance direc- tor, AlltransExpress Group- North America. Vancouver. Skip Peerless S. JohnPeerless, MD’61. AlumniActivities: degreere- Members-at-large presentative:chairman, UBC Medical Alumni Association. 1973-75 Occupation: neurological sur- geon: assistant professor ofsur- gery, UBC. Community: Fel- low, RoyalCollege of Sur- David Dule-Johnson geons of Canada; director, David Dale-Johnson, BA’69. Canadian Paraplegic Associa- Alumni Activities: chairman, tion. YoungAlumniC1ub;ex-officio member, board of manage- ment, 1972-73: member, branches committee: member, Cecil Green Park management committee. Campus: Alpha Delta Phi: Interfraternity Council. Occupation: register- William Baker edrepresentative, Midland- Osler Securities. William F. Baker, BSP’50. Alumni Activities: degree re- presentative, 1970-72: pharm- acyrepresentative on Dean’s Occupa- Robert Tait Council of Faculty. tion: manager anddirector, Robert S. Tait, BSA’48 (Cal- Macdonald’sPrescriptions; gary Normal School, perman- clinical instructor,UBC ent teaching certificate). Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sci- AlumniActilitie.7: degreere- ences. Community: committee presentative, 1972-73. Occu- member,chairmanand pation: consultant specializing Pharmaceutical Association; in agronomy and overheadirri- president, Council of Pharma- gation designing;former gener- ceutical Association, 1968-69; Ed Fukrrsl~ima al manager, agricultural manu- PartMaster, MasonicLodge: facturing firm. Community: chairman, Pharmacy Services Edwin K. Fukushima, member and past president, Association: member, local DMD’69. AIumni Activities: B.C.Institute of Agrologists: church andschool committees. degreerepresentative, 1971- member and past director, 73: member, higher education Agricultural Institute of Can- opportunities committee 1971- da; charter member and direc- 73; member, Master Teacher’s torC.S.A.E.: member, Award committee and special Am.Soc.Ag.Eng. events committee 1972-73. Oc- cupation: private dental prac- tice in Vancouver: part-time instructorUBC Faculty of Dentistry. Community: com- mittee work with College of Dental Surgeons of B.C.

Don Currie Donald J. Currie, BCom’61. Alumni Activities: treasurer, 1971-73: chairman, bylawre- vision committee, 1971-72; Harry White Alumni Fund executive mem- ber:president , alumni com- mercedivision, 1970-71: re- unions chairman, 1967, 1968. Campus: Phi GammaDelta; Grad Class Treasurer:chair- man, FroshSpecial Events David Gruhame 30 DavidGrahame, BA’69. Club;treasurer, Vancouver 1971-73: chalrman of alumni Alumni Activities: member, South Conservative campaign communications committee awards and scholarships com- committee. Occupation: ac- and alumni representative on mittee, 1971-72; degree repre- countant, Peat, Marwick,Mit- the Master Teacher Award sentative 1972-73. Campus: chell. Committee. Occupation: mar- AMS,co-ordinator of activ- ried, with four children; former ities: chairman, Student Union radio producer, CBC Interna- Building management commit- tionalService. Campus: tee: Varsity Outdoor Club: served several years on Inter- FroshOrientation. Occupa- national House board of direc- tion: accountant,MacGilli- tors and one term as president vray & Co., chartered accoun- of the Association. tants. Don MacKay Donald MacKay, BA’55. AlumniActivities: Alumni Fund deputy chairman, 1971- 72: chairman, 1972-73. Cam- pus: Varsity OutdoorClub: Helen McCrae intramural sports. Occupation: Mrs.Helen McCrae, (BA, western sales manager, ERCO Toronto), MSW’49. Alumni Industries Ltd. Activities: degreerepresenta- tive, 1971-73. Occupation: Dean of Women and professor of social work,UBC. Com- Liz Wilmot munity: boardmember, Mrs. John Wilmot (Elizabeth Charles Hulton YWCA(Vancouver); presi- dent, Vancouver Soroptimist Travers), BSR’66. Alumni Ac- Charles Hulton, BSc’70. Club:member, Vanier Insti- tivities: degree representative, Alumni Acti~ities:degree re- tute: Canadian Council onSo- 1972-73: member, nominations presentative, 1972-73. mem- cial Development; Canadian committee. Campus: Delta ber,government relations Association of SocialWorkers; Gamma: co-chairman, leader- committee. Campus: science University Women’s Club. ship conference and song-fest. undergraduatecommittee, Communiryc board of direc- tors, Province of Quebec Brock Hallart committee, Mary Wellwood Ubyssey. Community: church Physiotherapists Incorp. Oc- comm ittee, St. John’scommittee, St. Mrs. R.W. Wellwood (Mary cupation: part-time physio and Shaughnessy:committee mem- MacKenzie), BA’51. Alumni occupational therapist, Jericho ber, Vancouver Lawn Tennis Acrivities: member-at-large. Hill school. 0

31 Careful Planning Urged For Future Development of Endowment Lands

THE UBC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION has called for initiation of comprehensive planning to- ward future development of the University EndowmentLands in a mannerthat is in the best interests of both UBC and metro- politan Vancouver. Theassociation madethis recommend- ation in a brief presented to the President's Ad Hoc Committee to Consider the Future Use of the University Endowment Lands. Thecommittee, chaired by Dean Philip White of Commerce, has received some 50 submissions from student, faculty and other university groupsregarding the future of the 1,600 acres of undeveloped UEL land. It is expected that the reportwill be presented toPresident Walter Gage by the end of March. The alumnibrief, developed by the UBC Chancellor Nathan Nemetz, BA'34, (left) andCaliforniaalumnus Fred Hartley, government relations committee, expressed BASc'39, (right) enjoy chat at November Los Angeles branch meeting. Chancellor particular concern that future development Nemetz will be special guest at alumni branch meetings in eastern Canada and the of the endowment lands take into account U .S. this spring the special interests of UBC, the environ- It would be desirable ifthe report prepared cial agency, with well-defined powers, to mental amenities of the area and be con- as a result of the current submission on the carry out the development. ducted in an open mannerwith many public future of the University Endowment Lands, We welcome this opportunity to present viewpoints being considered. together with the earlierWhite report on the our ideas and hope that they will contribute The following is thefull text of the alumni same topic, were released to the public as to initiating a process of careful planning of brief, as adopted by alumnithe board of man- soon as possible. the future developmentofthe University En- agement on January 22: Essentially, we have two major concerns dowment Lands. in this matter. We believe, first, that it is important to ensure that thespecial interests Introduction of UBC in the Endowment Lands be seri- The alumni association is very interested The question as to how the undeveloped ously considered (though not necessarily at in hearing the views of alumnion this matter. portions of theUniversity Endowment the exclusion of other interests) in planning Alumni should direct their letters to: The Lands might best be developedin future pre- thedevelopment of the area. The second Chairman, Government Relations Commit- sents a unique opportunity and a great re- major concern is that of ensuring that the tee, UBC Alumni Association, 6251 N.W. sponsibility. planning process is comprehensive and takes Marine Drive, Vancouver 8, B.C. Probablynowhere else in the world is into account a wide range of views. theresuch alarge tract of undeveloped Principles publicly-owned land so close to a university The following are basic statementsof prin- Chancellor Nemetz To and a major city. This presents a unique op- ciple which should be followed in planning portunity for a truly innovative approach to the future development ofthe University En-Be Guest At New York, developing this land in a way which will not dowment Lands: onlyenhance the University, but metro- I. The conceptof the development should Toronto Branch politan Vancouver as well. beoriented primarily towardenhancing However, in view of the fact that thisland UBC while at the same time not neglecting Meetings is so valuable, has such great natural ameni- the legitimate interests of metropolitan Van- UBC CHANCELLORNathan Nemetz will be the ties and is so important to the University, couver; special guest at two importantalumni branch there is also a great responsibility that there 2. The aim of development must not be meetings in eastern Canada and the U.S. in be the most careful and comprehensiveland to maximize revenues from sale or lease of April. use planning - planning undertaken in con- the land; OnTuesday, April 24, Chancellor Nemetz sultation with the University community and 3. Development must becarried out in will attend a social function forToronto area the general public. such away as to preserve the natural en- alumni. Alumni in the area will receive full Development of the University Endow- vironmental amenities of the area; information in aspecial invitation.Local ment Lands is a complex issue and, for that 4. Before a development plan is decided contact is Jack Rode, (0)362-7262; (r) 822- reason, our comments at this stage are of on, apublic commission should be estab- 3881. a preliminary nature. The issue needs more lished to invitebriefs from the University Two days later, on Thursday, April 26, consideration in depth and, when theplann- community and the public; Chancellor Nemetz will be the feature guest ing process gets underway, we trust we will 5. Once the developmentpolicy is decided at a function in NewYork for grads living have an opportunity to present our views on by theprovincial government, the govern- in that area. Furtherinformation will be sent in more detail. ment should be called on to establish a spe- (further detuils p. 34). 32 President’s Letter

Dear Alumnus: The UBC Alumni Association is continuing to examine the effectiveness of its present Yorkshire policies and to expand its programs to meet new needs as they arise. Last September an evaluation committee was appointed to conduct an in-depth study of the results of the Alumni Opinion Survey (see Chronicle, autumn 1972). This will be a continuing study and the committee is cur- Trust rently dealing with the role of the alumni association in fund raising and with the role of the Chronicle. Meanwhile, as we await possible policy changes to come out of this process, we havebeen guidedin our program direction by what the survey indicated. The 50th Anniversary of the Great Trek was celebrated on campuslast October. Dr. AbRichards subsequently presented the documents relating to the student campaign of 1922-23 to the UBC archives. A commit- tee, to be known as the “Fairview Commit- tee”, has been formed to oversee these and future gifts to the archives. Graduateswish- ing to donate other items relevant to UBC history may do so by contacting the UBC archivist,Mrs. Laurenda Daniells in the YORKSHIRE TRUST COMPANY provides the library. following services Our alumni volunteers have continued - their support of alumni affairs by serving on Registrar and TransferAgent many committeesand contributing to the steady growth of association activities. The Executor and Trustee branches program, for example, has grown Registered Retirement Savings Plans by about 60 per cent; divisions have gained Mortgage Financing three new faculties. The pre-senate meeting Investment Management and Safe Keeping dinners have been expanded to involve stu- dent senators as well as convocation sena- Lawyer’s Trust Accounts torsand alumni; they also feature a Savings and Chequing Accounts university speaker. The government relations committee has Term Deposits met with representatives of the new provin- cial government as well as members of the opposition parties to urge continued support for the University.A joint Vancouver Parks Board - alumni delegation was successful in December in persuading the government A complete financial to finance the $250,000 cost of thePoint Grey cliff erosionproject. Hopefully this project, a major concernfor some years,will be speedily completed. This issue of the Chronicle introduces the proposed governing body of the alumni asso- ciation for 1973-74. The association is most Offices at: fortunate in having such qualified volunteers 900 W. Pender St. 685-3711 to serve on your boardof management. I am 590 W. Pender St. 685-3711 surethey wouldwelcome receiving your 2996Granville at 14th 7~~-2919 ideas, suggestions or offers of assistance. 130 E. Pender St. 685-3935 737 Fort St., Victoria 384-051 4

Beverly Field. President

33 A Branches Anyone?

Interested inbecoming involved in alumni branchactivities in yourarea? Here are your local branch representa- tives:

BRITISH COLUMBIA Campbell River: Arthur Lightfoot (287- 7111).Castlegar: BruceFraser (365- 7292). Cranbrook: David Shunter (426- 5241). Kmberley: LarryGarston (427- 2600). Duncan: David Williams (746- 7121). Kamloops: Bud Aubrey (372- 8845). Kelowna: Don Jabour (762-201 1). Nanaimo: Gordon B. Squire (753-1211). Nelson: Judge Leo Gansner (325-3742). Penticton: DickBrook (492-6100). Port Alberni: George Plant (723-2161). Prince George: NeilMcPherson (563-0161). Prince Rupert: JudithBussinger (624- 3005).Quesnel: DavidWoolliams (922- 5814).Salmon Arm: Herbert Letham (832-2264). Victoria: DonSouth (382- 7454). WilliamsLake: Ann Stevenson (392-4365).

ALBERTA Calgary: FrankGarnett (262-7906). Edmonton: John Haar (425-8810). Gary Caster (465-1437).

EASTERN CANADA Halifax: CarolMacLean (429-8628). Montreal: HamlynHobden (866-2055). Enjoying conversation before dinner at Ottawa: MichaelHunter (996-7861). recent Edmonton branch meeting are, (top) Wally Wagon To Tour Toronto: Jack C. Rode (362-7262). Win- lefr to right, Lawrence Wilson, alumni,field Interior And Vancouver nipeg: HaroldWright (452-3644). New- secretary Leona Doduk, Gary Caster, foundland: Barbara Drask6y (726-2576). Mrs. June Granthana, John Ham und Island Centres Mrs. Wilson,while (above) President Walter UNITED STATES UBC’S AWARD-WINNING urbanvehicle, the Gage chatswith Sigrid andMalcolm Barrow. WallyWagon, will tourmuch of British Los Angeles: Don Gamer(342-2967). New Later (below) at a Calgary meeting, (centre) Columbia this Spring. Alumni livingin many Mexico: Martin Goodwin (Drawer1628, President Gage introduces Harold Carlyle Vancouver Island and Interior communities Clovis,N.M.). New York: Rosemary to branch president Frank Garnett (right). will have a chance at last to see - and per- Brough (688-2656). San Francisco: Norm in an invitationgoing out to New York alum- hapshave a brief ride in - thisunique, Gillies (474-7310). Seattle: Stuart Turner ni.Local contact is Rosemary Brough (0) sporty, natural gas-fired car. The tour has (MA 2-1754). 620-7969 (r) 688-2656. been arranged by thealumni association’s Earlier, UBC President Walter Gage was branches committee with the cooperation of UNITED KINGDOM special guest at two successful meetings for UBCengineering students and the B.C. England: Alice Hemming (35 Elsworthy Alberta alumni. He wasaccompanied by Ro- Automobile Association. Rd.,London NW3), Paul Dyson (c/o bert Dundas, alumni association second vice- Designed and builtby a teamof UBC engi- Fry, Mills, Spence Securities, Wanford president. OnThursday, February22,Presi- neering students, the Wally Wagon, in case Ct.,Throgmorton St., London EC2). dent Gage was the guestof honor at a dinner you’ve forgotten, won the over-all award for Scotland: Jean Dagg (32 Bentfield Dr., at theRoyal Glenora Clubin Edmonton. On excellence in a continent-wide Urban Vehi- Prestwick). the following evening, President Gage at- cleDesign Competition inMichigan last tended a dinner dance at the Palliser Hotel year, beating out 92 entries from Canadian in Calgary. andAmerican universities. The pollution- Thetwo events representedPresident free UBC car also won an award for safety Gage’s first official visit to alumni branches performanceand was cited for excellence in Alberta. in maneuverability, parking and braking per- 34 the Canadian Councilof Christians and Jews in a hard-fought finale.Cropper was awarded The Squashed Cup, emblematicof suprem- acy inChronicle Invitational Squash, and a gift pack of wine; Plummer was awarded some“strengthening medicine.” It should be noted here that The Squashed Cup was donated by Dr. Bob Hindmarch. UBC Thun- derbird hockey coach, who personally creat- ed it out of materials native to the UBC ath- letic department. Other awards were also distributed in an impressive, champagne-laced ceremony pre- sidedover by thetournament Founders, alumniprogram director Perry Goldsmith and Chronicle editor Clive Cocking (two stal- warts who organized theevent afterthebrilli- antidea of Chronicle editorialassistant Susan Jamieson). The Cliff Hanger Award was conferred on Dave Grahame “for hang- ing in there”and The Special Award for Sartorial Elegance went toIan “Scotty” Mal- colm who graced the courtsin a tasteful blue and white ensemble. Alumni Association President Bev Field Chronicle Squash The special guest at the event wasGeorge emphasizes point to Municipal Affairs Morfitt,alumni association first vice- Minister James Lorimer during February Tourney Marked by presidentand current Pacific North West government relations committee visit to squash champion and former Pacific Coast Victoria, in which uniljersity issues were Sober Good Taste champion.Morfitt kindly demonstrated to discussed with all parties. the group how the game is really supposed to be played. formance. A member ofthe engineering team AN HISTORIC ahmni sportingevent was held Those whoplayed spiritedly in the tourna- travelling with the car will be able to answer on December 4 at theUBC Thunderbird ment but nonetheless ended (with those al- all your questions. Sports Centre - the 1st Annual Chronicle readynamed) in the“also-ran” column The following is the itinerary of theWally InvitationalSquash Tournament and Bun- were: Terry Brown, Clive Cocking, Roaule Wagon tour: feed. Dahle, Perry Goldsmith, Rick Hewitt, Gerry Monday, April 30: Hope, Penticton; Tues- A motley band of a dozen individuals - Porter, Alan Ryder and Peter Thompson. day, May 1: Kelowna; Wednesday, May 2: alumni, university faculty, staff and friends The tournament was such a success that Vernon: Thursday, May 3 - Friday, May 4: -participated in the event, all of whom mi- it has now been decided thatit will be staged Kamloops; Saturday, May 5: Williams Lake: raculously escaped injury from ricocheting annually during the fall Reunion Days. Sunday, May 6: Quesnel; Monday, May 7: balls, flailing racquetsand popping cham- Prince George: Tuesday,May 8: enroute pagnecorks. Byall accounts, the tournament to PrinceRupert, check local newspapers combined (as it was intended to) elegance, forstops at Terrace, Burns Lake and sportmanslike conduct andgood fellowship. Smithers: Wednesday,May 9: Prince And when the last ball was bashed, Steve Rupert; Friday,May 11: Campbell River; Cropper of Evergreen Press emerged as the Saturday,May 12: Port Alberni: Sunday, grand winner, beating out Reg Plummer of May 13: Nanaimo; Monday, May 14: Dun- Official can, Victoria. Taking time outfrom the academic grind Alumni will receivea special invitation are members of the Young Alumni Cllrb. with complete details on where,in your com- Open to graduating students and alumni, Notice munity, you will be able to see the Wally the club socializes at Cecil Green Park Wagon. Watch for announcements in your on Thursday evenings andswingsto a 1it.e local paper. band on Friday nights. \lotice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the UBC Alumni Association will be held at the hour of 8:30 p.m. on Monday, May 28,1973 at the Vancouver Hotel, British Columbia Ballroom. The Annual Alumni Dinner with luest speaker Dr.S.I. Hayakawa President of California State College, and noted educator and semanticist, will be heldat 6 p.m. For further information call the Alumni Office, 228-3313

Harry Franklin Executive Director

35 A to the fund and thus contributed to our goal of academic excellence at UBC.” .,”/ In addition to the provision of scholarships andbursaries, the other main areas which the Alumni THE PROVISION OF I’INANCIAL. SCJP- Fund regularly assistsare the li- POKT for scholarships and bursar- brary,athletics, the Presidents’ ies has always been a major thrust Alumni Fund, and various student of the UBC Alumni Fund. And social and cultural activities. thanks to the many generous dona- The Alumni Fund is now commit- tions to the 1972 Alumni Fund it ted to providing $60,900 annually will continue to be a major thrust. toward the support of an extensive Gifts this year will make it possi- student aid program. The growth in ble for more than 250 students to donations has made it possible for I’ .. receive scholarships and bursaries ., this commitment to grow from for the next academic year. $29,300 in 1967 to its present level. “The continuing theme of our an- In addition, gifts from alumni and nual fund raising has been, In the friends of the University have been Interest of Academic Excellence,” responsible for the establishment of said Don MacKay, 1972 UBC a further 10 scholarship funds pro- Alumni Fund chairman. “We’ve viding annual awards to meet var- tried to dothis by using donations, ious academic needs. not only to support scholarshipsand The 1972 Alumni Annual Giving bursaries, but also to contribute to total of $339,446 represents the total a wide variety of worthwhile stu- A $5,000gift made possible these quiet, dent andfaculty projects. We’d like com,fortable study cubicles in the new to thank themany people who gave Sedgewick library. in

36 \ of gifts from alumni and friends of The Fund staff and volunteers, the UBC Alumni Association on the University made during the past in cooperation with the University boththe University Resources year through a variety of means. Resources office, have taken an ac- Council, and the University Wills (See box giving breakdown). tive part in the geology, agricultural and Bequests committee. The UBC Alumni Fund, which sciencesand lawbuilding cam- is a part of the broad range of UBC paigns. There are representativesof Alumni Association activities, is largely responsible for promoting fi- Donald MacKay, '55, Chairman nancial support for quality student Paul L. Hazell, '60,Deputy Chairman Kenneth L. Brawner, '58, Past Chair- aids notprovided by the University. man The Fundoperation is also directly, M. Keith Douglass, '42, Allocations or indirectly involved, and hasa re- Committee warding and pleasant rapport with Michael Rohan, '66, Phonathon principals participating in other Committee Beverley Field, '42 fund-raising projects on campus. Donald J. Currie, '61 UBC Alumni Fund activity has a Alfred T. Adams very positive influence on many Harry Franklin, '49 areas which support the University. <:live Cocking, '62 For it either fully participates, sup- Ian C. Malcolm ports, or cooperates byproviding the benefit of its experience, use of its staff and equipment to building campaigns, special appeals, memo- Frank M. Johnston, '53, President Stanley T. Arkley, '25, Vice-president rial funds, etc. Robert J. Boroughs, '39, Treasurer When a fund-raising project con- Directors cerns UBCalumni, the UBCAlum- Nora Ottenberg '48 ni Association cannot avoid being Frederick L. Brewis, '49 involved as it is responsible for Cliff Mathers, '23 maintainitkg graduaterecords, Dr. Richard A. Montgomery, '40 which is the only official source of speedy andaccurate information concerning alumni, by faculty, or M. Keith Douglass, '42, Chairman Donald MacKay, '55 school. by location, and by year of Paul L. Hazell, '60 graduation. Kenneth L. Brawner, '58 Reviewing the past year's effortsand Charlotte Warren, '58 -. planning this year's appeal are (leji) Brenton D. Kenny, '56 Alumni Fund '?2 chairman Don MacKay Ian C. Malcolm and (nght) Alumni Fund '73chairman Harry Franklin, '49 Paul Hazell. t

(A repoft of Alumni giving to the University of British Columbia from April I, 1972 to approximately February 15, 1973. These are unauditedjigures. The fiscal year for the University is April 1st to March 31st and a final report will be issued after March 31, 1973.) Source Dollars Donors UBC Alumni Fund $112,850 5,440 *Friends of UBC(U.S.A.) 16,567 652 Agricultural Sciences Building Fund 14,920 125 Geological Sciences Centre Fund 13,521 130 Law Building Fund 49,252 286 3 Universities Capital Fund 1,406 44 ** 1972 Graduating Class 20,300 3,296 *** Other Gifts 100,630 641

Total $329,446 10,614

*The Friends of UBC (USA.)is the incorporation of an association under the U.S.A. Charitable Donations Act, which ailows tax-deductions for donations made to UBC by alumni residing in U.SU4.or mandate. **The 1972 graduating class beneficiaries were the Crane Library $4,600, Pool Study $6,UOO, Urban Vehicle $9,700. ***Other gifts repraent a multiplicity 0.f areas, where the alumnus contributes directly to the facultyor school related to a specific project. These giftsare con- sidered in lieu of donating to either the LIBC Alumni Fund or The Friends of UBC (U.S.A.)and includes such major gifts as 2 for$lO,OOO, 2 for 15.000, 2for $2,500 and 4 for $I ,MU. \ 137 Conductor Akiyama leads Vancouver $2,000 to GalleryPhenomena A grant from the Fund enabledUBC radio Symphony Orchestra in campus concert. program assisting student art gal- station to buy new playback equipment. Alumni Fund $450 grant helped make special event possible. lery exhibits; $1,000 to Speakeasy, a student- TheUBC Alumni Association DR. N.A.M. MACKENZIE run counselling and information AMERICAN ALUMNI concerns itself with the total Un- service; iversity. An excellent example of SCHOLARSHIPS AND $2,500 to the Women’s Athletic BURSARIES this interest, theUBC Alumni Fund Committee; participates in most fund-raising ac- $650 to theCrane Library for Ten scholarships andlor bursaries tivities for UBCunder the appropri- blind students; of $500 each,established by the ate slogan, In the Interest ofAcade- $400 to theUniversity Visitation Friends of UBC, Inc. (U.S.A.), as mic Excellence. ’73 Committee; a tribute to former UBC President The UBCAlumni Fund, asa ser- $600 to theHome Economics Dr. N.A.M. MacKenzie, available vice, each year reports annual giv- UndergraduateConference annually to students who are resi- ingof all alumni to the University. Committee; dents of the United States and who The annual UBC Alumni Fund $450 to help finance the Vancou- are beginning or continuing studies appeals are developed and conduct- ver Symphony campus concert; at UBC. Preference given to sons ed by volunteer alumni and a paid $600 to the Engineering Under- or daughters of alumni. staff under the day-to-day supervi- graduate Conference Committee; sion of Fund director Ian “Scotty” $765 to UBC Radio Society for DANIEL M. YOUNG Malcolm. new equipment. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP It’s important to note that none The following are the maior an- Established by the Friendsof UBC of the morrey donated to the fund nual commitme-ntsof the Alumni Inc. (U.S.A.) in memory of the late isused for administration. The Fund: Daniel M. Young,BA’52, an annu- $28,900 annual cost of operation of DR. N.A.M. MACKENZIE al $500 scholarship awarded to a the Alumni Fund is provided out student from the United Stateswho of the alumni association’s budget. ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP is beginning or continuing studies This sum pays the Fundclerical sal- FUND In honour of former UBC President at UBC. aries and the cost of printing and region- mailing information pamphlets and Dr. N.A.M.MacKenzie, 64 al scholarships of $350 each award- STANLEY T. ARKLEY receipts. The Fund pamphlets are ed annually to B.C. students pro- SCHOLARSHIP IN developed with the assistanceof the ceeding from Grade 12 to UBC. LIBRARIANSHIP association’s communications staff and areprinted at thealumni associ- Established in 1972 by the alumni UBC ALUMNI ation headquarters. association in honour of Stanley T. BURSARY FUND The following is a review of the Arkley, BA’25, for his long and de- highlights of additional Alumni A minimum of$15,400 provided an- dicated service to theUniversity Fund grants in aid of campus pro- nually for bursaries to qualified stu- and theFriends of UBCInc. grams: dents beginning or continuing at- (U.S.A.), an annual $500 scholar- tendance at UBC andwho are grad- ship awarded to a student in librari- e $5,000 toward Sedgewick library anship. study cubicles; uates of B.C.secondary schools. e $3,000 to aneducation faculty study of the impactof community JOHN B. MACDONALD HARRY LOGAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP colleges in B.C.; ALUMNI BURSARIES $8,000 to President’s Alumni In honour of former UBC President In memory of thelate Harry T. Fund for aid to special campus John B. Macdonald, 16 bursaries of Logan forhis longand distinguished projects; $350 each awarded annually to qua- service to UBC as a professor of 0 $5,000 to alumni bursaries - ad- lified and needy students entering classics and active member of the ditional to annual commitments; UBC from B.C. regional colleges. University community, anannual 38 tion of the Leslie Wong Memorial, ty, anannual scholarship is awarded accepted full responsibility in co- to a graduate student working at the operation with the principals for or- master’s or doctoral level inthe Fa- ganizing the appeals which estab- culty of Commerce and Business lished the following continuing Administration. awards: FRANK NOAKES GEORGE S. ALLEN MEMORIAL FUND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP A fund to provide bursaries to stu- As a memorial to Dr. George S. Allen, distinguished teacher,ad- ..,. dents in electrical engineering, es- - tablished in memory ofthe late Dr. ministrator andscientist, a fund Frank Noakes of the electrical en- fromwhich the annual income of gineering department. about $400 is awarded annually as a scholarship for graduate study in JOHN OWEN MEMORIAL the fields of fire science or silvicul- ATHLETIC AWARD ture. $500 scholarship awarded to a stu- As a memorial to long-time UBC THE MACK EASTMAN dent entering fourthyear studies trainer “Johnnie” Owen, an annual UNITED NATIONS AWARD withgood academic standing, $250 award is madeto a student with achievement in sport and participa- good scholastic standing who has An annual prize of $100, given in tion in other student activities. demonstratedoutstanding service memory of Dr. S. Mack Eastman, in theStudent Athletic Training is available to students in the Uni- UBC NURSING DIVISION Program or whose participation in versity. This prize is awarded for ALUMNI ASSOCIATION the best essay on the issue current SCHOLARSHIPS extramural athletics merits the award. in the United Nations or any of the A scholarship of $500 is givenannu- affiliated organizations. ally to a student enteringthird-year JACOB BIELY SCHOLARSHIP of the nursing program and a $250 MARJORIE J. SMITH scholarship is awarded annually to A $300 annual scholarship made to MEMORIAL FUND a poultry science student in recogni- a student entering the second year. This fund wasinstituted by the Established by the nursing division tion of Professor JacobBiely’s con- tribution to poultry science at UBC. School of Social Work and theB.C. of the UBC Alumni Association, Association of Social Workers as these awards are made on the basis KIT MALKIN SCHOLARSHIP a suitable memorial to a former di- of academic standing, demonstra- rector of the School. It is for the ted potential for nursing and finan- Honouring the memory of the late purpose of financingperiodic lectu- cial circumstances. Christopher (Kit) Malkin, a first- res of eminent scholars and leaders class honours graduate in zoology, in the field of social work. THE UBC ALUMNI an annual $500 award made to an ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S outstanding studentin the biological FUND sciences who is deserving of finan- The UBC Alumni Fund recently cial assistance. launched its 1973 appeal to alumni Established 5 years ago the Presi- concentrating, as before, on seeking dent’s Fund receives a minimum of PANHELLENIC supportfor people-oriented pro- $10,000 annually. The money is an ASSOCIATION jects at the University. “in trust” arrangement and provid- AND INTER FRATERNITY In continued pursuit of academic ed to the President of UBC for use COUNCIL BURSARY FUND excellence, the Fund intendsto em- at his discretion to support a wide phasize to alumni the need for grow- range of special university projects. An annual bursary of $50 provided ing support for studentacademic aid to an undergraduate in any year and programs during the coming year. faculty who is in need of financial DR. F.F. WESBROOK As a result, the informational side assistance. MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP of the Alumni Fund appeals will be FUND expanded. SHERWOOD LETT “Wewant graduates to know To honour the memory of Dr. Wes- MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP brook, thealumni association estab- more about the academic needs of lished an annual honorarium up to An annual $1,500 scholarship students today and how donations a maximum of $1,000 to be used awarded to a student who most fully to the Fund can help meet these by the Faculty of Medicine in con- displays the all-round qualities ex- needs,” said Hazell,Paul sultation with the other faculties in emplified by the late Chief Justice BCom’60,1973 AlumniFund chair- Health Sciencesto bring to the cam- Sherwood Lett, Chancellor of UBC man. “So there’s going to be great- pus each year an outstandingperson from 1951-57. er emphasis on providing informa- in Health Sciences. tion about students and about the LESLIE G. J. WONG achievements of the Fund.We hope MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP In addition to the annual commit- in this way that alumni will see the ments, the Alumni Fund actively In memoryof the late Professor value and importance of continued participated in, and with the excep- Leslie Wong of the commercefacul- support for the Alumni Fund.” c! 39 DukeUniversity emeritus professor, Lionel Stevenson, BA’22, (MA,Toronto), (PhD, Calif.), (BLitt, Oxford), was the guest lecturer on the occasion of the dedication of the Booth Memorial Room at the UCLA research library. . . . One of the Portland, Oregonarea’s best known ecologists and Norman Campbell fight on the other. As a friend reports, pohtionfighters, DavidB. Charlton,BA’25, “While there’s a Norman Campbell fan (MSc, Cornell), (PhD, Iowa State), has re- club at the CBC, there’s certainlya por- tired as staff consultant with Metallurgical The invisible hand that guided the pre- tion of the CBC which isn’t. He has the EngineersInc. . . . UBC’sonly alumnus ChristmasCBC broadcast ofSleeping most weightof any producer thatwe have tobenamedaFreemanoftheCityofAthens, Beauty was that of Norman Campbell, here, bar none.” Campbell’s specialty is Homer A. Thompson,BA’25, MA’27, BA’44, man-for-all-programs. eminent technical knowledge- especial- LLD’49,(PhD, Michigan), has been Maybe the CBC shouldhave declared ly in the use of chroma-key, a technique awardedthe Archeological Institute of it “Norman Campbell Week” for, in the that superimposes performers on a sepa- America’s gold medal for distinguished space of three days, he managed to tape rate background - a result of his maths achievement. theentire production of Rudolf Nu- andphysics degree fromUBC. “What There’s a newschool in Williams Lake reyev’sNational Ballet spectacular, maths and physics teachesyou,” he says, that will be known as the Anne Stevenson Sleeping Beauty, working in a marathon “is just enough to refuse to take ‘no’ from Junior Secondary School in honor of Mrs. session frommorning to midnight - with an engineer.” Stevenson’s (MacKenzie), BA’27, 23 years an hour and a half of rehearsal time and Aftergraduation he tried life as a of service as both teacher and trustee, to 50 miles of videotape. Almost atthe same weatherman but a year on Sable Island educationin the area. Mrs. Stevenson is time he was attending to all the last min- in the company of IO men and a herd chairman of both the school board and the ute details that preceded the premiere of of wild ponies convinced him show busi- CaribooCollege council. . . . Retirement his 90-minute, big-budget musical come- ness had moreto offer. His first big to Bruce Carrick, BA’29, (BLS, McGill), is dy, The Wonder OfIt All, based on the chance from the CBC came whenhe sold going to mean more time to spend on his life of Emily Carr, and co-written with a song - Summer Romance - that be- hobbies of thestock market and photo- his wife, Elaine (Leiterman), BA’49, and came the theme song for Juliette’s sum- graphy. For the past 12 years he has been Don Harron, comedian, collaborator and mer radio program. chief librarian for Spokane, Wash. . . friend. New projects are his life-blood. He’d TheWonder Of It All is the third like to do a film “except I never seem musical from the Campbell - Harron to have the time” - and would love to combination. Their first - created two domore musicals. Hisenthusiasm for continents apart via telephone, telegraph new ventures has brought some spectacu- 30s and United Nations teletype - is that lar results.His Romeo and Juliet won B.C.’s new chief justice of the Appeal grandold lady of theCanadian stage, a prize at the Monte Carlo international Court, John L. Farris, BA’31, (LLB, Har- Anne of Green Gables, who grew from TV festival; his Swan Lake, an Emmy vard), is a long-time advocate of streamlined a 1956 TV production to matriarch of the nomination, and in 1970, an Emmy for court procedures and modernized law and CharlottetownFestival with flings on Cinderella. he sees it as part of the role of chief justice Broadway and the West End. He admitsto being rather sad atleaving to point outareas that need research or In 20 years of Canadian television - Archie Bunker to return to Emily Carr. administration changes. During the past two he produced the CBC’s very first televi- “The ironyis that I‘ve done more variety years he has served as presidentof the Cana- sion show in 1952 (a potpourri with Percy in England andthe U.S. than on the dian Bar Association, during which time he Saltzman, Alan Lamport and Uncle Chi- CBC.” He makes no secret thathe’d like proposed two important areasof change for chimus, a puppet, whose later abduction more situation comedy here, though he’s Canadianlaw - Judicare, prepaid legal was akin toa national disaster) - he has not adverse to commuting to Hollywood. plans and computerizationof the law. Before become almost a super-producer. Ironi- The question of a permanent break is his new appointment he wasa senior partner cally, he is one of the least known to a different matter. “I’ve considered it at in the firm founded by his father and now Canadians. different times. But I think there’s some- known as Farris, Fanis, Vaughn, Wills and His incredibleenergy and stamina has thingunique aboutCanada as a home Murphy. . . . the day after the appointment led him steadily along a verynarrow path base. For instance the CBC is the most of Mr.Justice Fanis, WalterOwen, thatbalances “Canadian culture” pro- marvellous place to work- and themost LLD’59, was named as the next lieutenant ductions (thatwon him an Emmy)on one maddening. It goes on offering an oppor- governor of B.C. replacing John Nicholson,, side with “American Pop” on the other. tunity to do things you’d never get to LLD’70, Visitor to the university. . . . For- His commitment to produce the Emily doelsewhere. But forevery beautifid mer deanof administration at the University Carr musical cutshort his association thing happening there, there’s something ofvictoria, RobertWallace, BA’32, MA’47, with America’s favorite bigot - Archie so frustrating. We’re saddled with out- (LLD, Victoria), is the new chancellor of Bunker -after two episodesas producer of-date studios; it’s like crystal set tech- UVic as a result of their convocation elec- of All in the Family. nology, you see old Scotch tape holding tion. Two of his rivals in the election were In his career he has achieved remark- things together.Every show you do is Robert Molson, BA’57, (BASc, McGill) and able performancesfrom some of the wor- performing some sort of miracle just to Willard Ireland, BA’33, (MA , Toronto), ld’s mosttemperamental stars on one get on. I guess you could call it a love-hate (LLD, SFU). Thenew chancellor’s associa- hand and fought the CBC bureaucratic relationship.” 40 People with Meddllion home wiring hdve d lot of connections.

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41 John Farris Robert Wallace Paul Cote tion with UVic began in his student days Nancy Dore, (Macdonald), BA’47, (MLS, Trust. . . . Russ Fraser, BASc’58, president and continued as a teacher, principal, dean, Calif.), lives in Brighton, England, whereher of Terra Engineering Laboratories, was re- and vice-president to his retirement in 1971. husband is with the lnstituteof Development cently electedvice-president of the Vancou- Thomas G. How, BA’33,MA’35, (PhD, Studiesat the University of Sussex. . . . ver branch of the Engineering Institute of Purdue), heads the new Arctic Transporta- Colonel Harry Ferne, BA’49, LLB’SO, Canada. tion Agency of the federal transport mini- from the Judge Advocate General’s office B .C.’s first full-time judge of the provincial stry. Workingwith Indian Affairs and North- is one offive special commissioners appoint- court is Lawrence Brahan, LLB’59, a provin- ernDevelopment, and other departments ed to the Canadian Pensions Commission. cial courtjudge since 1970. He replaces Cyril and governments in the north, the agency . . . Sportjlying - the official magazine of White, LLB’49, who also headed the Work- will be developingpolicies and programs re- the professional race pilots, whosemanaging men’s Compensation Board and is the new lated to northern transportationfacilities. At editor isJack Leggatt, class of ’49 -recently president of the Vancouver Stock Exchange. one time Canada’s chiefweatherman,he was ran an article co-authored byHassel Schjel- . , . Parfulla Jena, MSc’59, is now director most recently in charge of special projects derup, BASc’49, (MS, PhD, Stanford) on of the Orissa regional research laboratory in the Ministry of Transport. . . . Also on technical developmentsfor aircraft materials of India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial the staffof theArctic Transportation in thefuture. . . . Jessica Swail, BSW’49, Research. Previously he was professor of Agency isMelvin Hagglund, BA’49, who has a former freelance journalist and CBC com- process metallurgy at Banaras Hindu Uni- been regional director of air administration mentator inToronto and Winnipegisthe new versity. in Winnipeg since 1970. As an administrator supervisor of community relations for the he will be based in Ottawa, but is well ac- Children’sAid Society in Vancouver. . . . quainted with the Arctic, havingserved three In Calgary theFamily Life Education Coun- years with the weather station at Resolute cil coordinates the city’ssocial service agen- Bay. cies and assists in the planning and integr- GordonStrong, BCom’33, BA’34, (MBA, ation of the programs offered by the agen- Northwestern),(LLB, Toledo) has been cies. The council’s coordinator is Mrs. Lil- Barry Drinkwater, BCom’60, is Alberta elected chairman of the board of Thomson lian Tyler, BSW’49, formerlyservice pro- manager of CNR freight sales. . . . John Newspapers Inc. For several years he has gram director for the Calgary YWCA. L. Howard, BCom’60, LLB’61, is assistant been president and publisher of Thomson deputy minister for corporate affairs in the Bruch-Moore Newspapers in the American federal department of consumer and corpor- midwest. . . . Ernest Mitchell, BASc’34, is ate affairs. . . . Lynn McDonald, BA’60, vice-president of Cominco at Vancouver. . BSW’61, (PhD, London), currently visiting . . Also at Cominco’s Vancouver office is professor at Gothenburg, Sweden, was in William K. Gwyer, BASc’36, president of 50s B.C. in November to lecture at UBC and the West Kootenay Power& Light, who also Victoria on the status of employed women heads CanPac Minerals and Fording Coal. Art Guthrie, BCom’52, (PhD, Washing- in Canada which shefeels, as a result of Lastyear the Trail Wildlife Association ton), is assistant professor of accounting at her research, is worse than in the U.S., Bri- named him as their Conservation Man of Carleton University, Ottawa. . . . One more tain and most Europeancountries. Dr. theYear. addition to UBC’s federalelection list - McDonald is associate professor of sociolo- Whither the weather and why? and other andthe NDP’s total. Ed Nelson, BA’52, gy at McMasterUniversity. . . . Gerald questions to be answered by the Canadian BEd’56, MEd’60, was electedas the member McGavin, BCom’60, (MBA, Calif.), a past Atmospheric Environment Service (the wea- for Burnaby Seymour. He has taught school chairman ofthe Alumni Fund,has been ther office) - are coming under study by for many yearsin Burnaby andis a past presi- named vice-president and general manager Warren L. Godson, BA’39, MA’41, (PhD, dent of the B.C. andnational association of OfYorkshireTrust.. . .The hassel-free home Toronto), as directorof the service’s atmos- secondary schoolEnglish teachers. . . . A was a suggested subtitle for a new book - pheric processes research branch. . . . News new development for the hard of hearing is How To Raise A Family For Fun and Profit of another weatherman- Kenneth F. Harry, the current research project of John Fred- by Philip and Mary Ney, MD’60 (Brown, BA’42, (MA, Toronto), is now director of rickson, BA’53, MD’57 at the University of BEd’60). It’s notdo-it-yourself-child-a the AES Atlantic region. Toronto.The device, which is currently psychiatry manual, but a collection of suc- being tested in monkeys involvedthe cessful methods developed bythe Neys with implantation of anelectromagnetic mech- their own family which might be useful for anism in the middle ear and mastoid cavity. other folk’sfighting families. Dr.Ney, a A noteon James F. Cowie, BCom’56“the child psychiatrist in Victoria, teaches week- winter issue of the Chronicle credited him ly atUBC’s medical school.Mrs. Ney with a degree 10 years previous - a rapid works as co-therapist with her husband in Paul T. Cote, BA’47, BASc’48, has just way to age- in connection with his election groups for teenagers and their families. . . . missed being in the vanguard of the student as president of the Canadian Association of Katie Peters, BSN’60, is coordinator ofcoun- power movement. An MBA graduateof the Petroleum Landmen. selling at Waterloo Lutheran University.. . . past year from Simon Fraser,he is nowchair- Ronald Holmes, BASc’57, is now superin- Bryan Wannop, BA’60, who spent more than man of thatuniversity’s board of governors. tendent of steelmaking atthe Monessen threeyears in India with CIDA, has re- A convocation member of senate and that Works of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel turned to the area as countryprogram man- body’s appointee to the board, heis serving Corp. . . . Harvey Jim, BASc’57, is assistant ager in Pakistan and Afghanistan. a three-year term on the board . . . . Mrs. vice-presidentand controller of Guaranty Some people never stoprunning. Geoffrey 42 Mike Fillipoff, BASc’63, can now be Star, in the Yukon. . . . Alvin Kuechle, reached through the Arabian American Oil BEd’67, principal of NotreDame High Co. in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia- something School in NorthBattleford, Sask., has been 1 of a change from his Edmonton address. . appointed a director of the Saskatchewan . . . Maxwell Gordon, BPE’63, is director Power Corporation. . . . If you like to keep of community services at Capilano College. on top of the news, sports, weather, and all For the past two yearshe was a coordinator those other things that make life interesting of the recreation diploma program at Van- you should try tuning in the CTV’s morning couver City College. . . . Barrie Stanfield, show, “Canada AM.” Oneof the program’s BSA’63, MSA’65, (BLS, West. Ont.) heads three hosts - Percy Saltzsman, BA’34 and the researchlibrary ofthe departmentof agri- Carole Taylor are the others - is Dennis culture in Prince Edward Island. . . . Two McIntosh, BA’67, thenewsman. He has newstaff members of the Williams Lake beenwith CTV since 1969 asreporter in mentalhealth centreare UBC alumni - Toronto, later transferring to Montreal. Helen Walter, (BA,Gonzaga), MA’63, Lawrence (Chip) Barrett, BA’68, joins the (PhD, Oregon) is apsychologist who will B.C. Lions lineup next season after playing be working with Pat Humphrey, BSW’64, with both Winnipeg and Toronto. . . . . Doug- MSW’65, a psychiatric social worker. las Bennett, BSc’68. now heads the hospital Jessica Swail Gerald Cormick, BCom’64, (MBA, PhD, products division of Abbott Laboratories in Michigan), director of the community crisis Montreal. . . . Edmonton’s newchief lib- Eales, MSc’61, PhD’63, one time Canadian intervention centre and associate professor rarian is Brian Dale, BLS’68, (MLS, open record holder in the 5,000 meters, who of sociology at Washington University, re- Toronto),who movesfrom Kitchener, now teaches at the Universityof Manitoba, cently gave two lectures at the University wherehe headed the library system. . . . ran a commendablesecond in the 3,000 of New Brunswick on social interaction and Donna Hepburn, BHE’68. is based inGuelph meters in the Gondola Classic indoor track community disputes, as part of UNB’s dis- as a regional supervisor of home economics meet, November in Winnipeg. tinguishedlecturerseries. . . .The B.C. Con- with the Ontario ministry of agriculture and Duane Bates, BMus’62, (MA, PhD, Illin- struction Association has its youngest ever food. . . . PhD from Stanford in hand, Brian ois), is assistantprofessor ofmusic at president in Wayne Farmer, BASc’64, man- McCarry, BSc’68 is off toCambridge for Queen’sUniversity. . . . Melvin Calkin, ager of Farmer Construction, VancouverIs- postdoctoralresearch at theUniversity (BSc, MSc. Dalhousie), PhD’62, is profes- land. Chemical Laboratory. sor of physicsat Dalhousie.. . .Laurence There’s lots of music comingfrom Nanai- Canadiancontent regulations have Roche, MF’62,PhD’68, is professorand mowhere Thomas Petrowitz, BMus’66, changed the sound of many Canadian radio head of forestry atthe University of Ibadan, MMus’71, an instructor at Malaspina Col- stations - and sent the record companies Nigeria. . . . Florence Weinburg, (BA, Park lege, is music director and conductor of the to beat the bush for (unsung and unheard) College), MA’63, (PhD, Rochester), asso- Nanairno Symphony andon the board of the Canadian talent. One of their finds is David ciate professor of French and Spanish at St. Vancouver Radio Touring Orchestra. . . . Baker, BASc’69, who writes with west coast JohnFisher College, is the college’s new With Ubyssey printing ink in his blood, Don overtones in his country music. His first re- chairman of modern languages and classical Wise, BA’66, (BEd,SFU), is leaving the cord, on his own label, Tsunami, is called studies. school house to be editor of the Whitehorse the “West CoastLogger’s Saga.”. . . . Susan

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43 Sleman, BSR’69, is head physiotherapist at Guelph General Hospital. . . . Adrian Wong, BA’69, is executiveassistant in the B.C. Stability & Security attorney general’s office. a residential school can offer your daughter Grant-Gwen. Lt. Col. William E. Grant, BA’56 to Suzanne A. Goguen, November 27, 1972 in Washington, D.C.. . . Phillips- DavidAlderdice, BCom’70,had the top Wood. ArthurHarold Phillips, BSA’33, marks in B.C. and the second highest na- MSA’52toDorothy McDonell Wood, tionally in the final examination of the char- BA’42, MEd’68, December 27,1972 in Van- tered accountants’ institute. . . . Eric Moore, couver. (BA,Toronto), (MBA, West. Ont.), LLB’70, is manager of the investments and development division of Yorkshire Trust. . . . JohnHollemans, BASc’71, (MSc, Man- chester), is back in Vancouver as a chemical engineer with Macmillan Bloedel. Peter Candldo, PhD’72, is at Cambridge V. Brian Chew, BCom’47, October 1972 in on a Canadian Medical Research Council Vancouver. He joined the federal trade and grant. . . . Robert Gracey, MSW’72, is one commercedepartment in 1960 andwas of three social workers appointed to a new namedconsul and trade commissioner in project in community psychiatry at Union Chicagolater that year. Further postings Hospital, Moose Jaw. . . . “The Last Tango took him to Ghana, Los Angeles and Ot- in Paris”, or the first nude pas de deux in tawa. Survived by his wife (Joan Mitchell, Winnipeg, it’s all art - with Brando in the class of ’48) and three daughters. STRATHCONA first and Elaine Loo, BA’72 in the second. AlanF. Gill, BA’24, MA’25, February 1972, She is a member of the Contemporary Dan- in Vancouver. Earlyin his career he worked LODC€ SCHOOL cers of Winnipeg and the pas de deuxis part with the federal depmment of mines and of a new trilogy of dances in the company’s the National Research Council. During the Residential Schoolfor Girls repertoire. Second World Warhe was assistant director Junior & Senior Grades - 6 to 12 general of munitions in the Canadian govern- University Entrance Programs stressed. ment and later director generalof reparations For information B colour brochure apply: in the British zoneof Germany. He returned Headmistress, Strathcona Lodge School, to Canada as directorof the standards divis- Shawnigan Lake, B.C. (604) 743-5582 ion of the federal trade and commerce de- partmentand entered private business in Mr. and Mrs. G. Grant Cherrington, (April 1949. Survived by his wife, daughter, son, Chowne, BEd’68), a son,Regan Grant, October 28, 1972 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. James, BLS’64, LLB’69, four sisters; Mar- garet, BA’19, Bonnie, BA’21, BASc’24 and . . Dr.and Mrs. GrahamE.Dawson, BASc’63, MASc’66,PhD’70, (Beverley Dorothy, (Mrs. F. Brauns), BA’22. Campbell, BEd’61)twins, Scott and Mrs. Edward DewartLewis, BA’22, Rutherford Suzanne, December 12, 1972in Kingston, (Winifred Bullock), November 1972 in Kent- Ont. . . Mr. and Mrs. G. Dusseldorp (Carol field,Calif. Survived byher husband, Casilio, BEd’69), twin daughters, Kim and BA’22. Anneliese December 31, 1972 in Richmond. Rosemary Kent-Barber, BA’59, (BJ, Carle- . . Dr.and Mrs. Gary Elfstrom, BASc’68, ton), December 1972 in Inuvik, N.W.T. Sur- 1774 West Broadway (Carol Anne Skelton, BHE’67), ason, David vived by her brother, Nigel, BA’61. Vancouver, B.C. Roy,November 22,1972 in Tullahoma, Mehael James Nordlund, BCom’68, January Tenn. . . Mr.and Mrs. Robert Greyell, 1973in Vancouver. Survived byhis wife, BSc’66, a daughter, Donna Lori, January parents and sister. Interested in buying or 7, 1973 in Revelstoke. . . Dr. and Mrs. E.C. Mrs. Harold M.Pryke, BA’35 (Katharine selling real estate Hamre, BASc’64,PhD’70, (Elizabeth Spurling), December1!?72in DawsonCreek. in Vancouver? Chataway, BA’67), a son, Charles Arthur, At UBC she was secretary of L’Alouette August 7, 1972 in Regina, Sask. . . Mr. and Club and a memberof the Guide Club.Fol- For advice and assistance Mrs.John Hotlemans, BASc’71(Carlene lowing teacher training at UBC she taught without high pressure Westinghouse, BA’65), a son, Aubrey Jan, in Dawson Creek beforemoving to Kelowna in1940 whereshe taught languages and salesmanship, call me July 9,1972in Manchester, England.. .Anne (Henslow), BA’67 and PaulJeffs, a daughter, drama. Survived by her husband, daughter, anytime. Amanda Elizabeth, July 29,1972in Toronto. son, F. Roger, BA’68, LLB’71, sister and . . Dr.and Mrs. Donald R. McDiarmid, two brothers, Roger, BSP’49. BASc’60,MASc’61, PhD’65, a daughter, C. Douglas Stevenson, BASc’27, December HeatherMarie, December 25, 1972in 1972 inWilliams Lake. His early profession- Ottawa. . . Mr. andMrs. Graham Nixon, al years were spent as a mining engineer in BA’65, daughter,a Sheelagh Colleen, Ontario, Quebec and B.C. In 1948 hebe- December 24,1972in Vancouver. . .Mr. and came director and general manager of Mac- Mrs. Norman Okerstrom, BSc’65 (Maureen kenzies Ltd., a department storein Williams Proctor, BA’65), adaughter, Kerry Lee, Lake. He served as school board member November 19, 1972 in Surrey . . . Mr. and in both Quesnel and Williams Lake and was Mrs. Michael Steede, BA’60, adaughter, a founding member of the Central Cariboo Valerie Anne, November 11, 1972 in Van- Hospital district, serving10 years as hospital couver. . . Mr.and Mrs. Charles Schom, board chairman. He was also a director of BSA’67, a son, Bruce Charles, December the Cariboo Memorial Hospital, and chair- 14, 1972in Davis, Calif. . . Mr. andMrs. man of its board for eight years. Survived GaryThorsteinson, BA’67, ason, Adam by his wife (Anne Mackenzie, BA’27). three Joan Bentley Peter, December 15, 1972 in Chibougamau, daughters and a brother. Que. . . Mr. and Mrs. GerroldE. Vernon, Mrs. George Zier (Emma Eugene Washing- 224-0255 Res. BASc’57, a daughter, Laura Leann, October ton), BA’47, May 1972 in Chilliwack. Sur- 733-8181 BUS. 19, 1972 in Vancouver. vived by her husband. 0 44 by eveninfantile pedestrians? Within the Two final recommendations: let the user central pedestrian core of campus why are beserved. (Let the hitch-hiking posts on thereany traffic, or parking,signs at all? Wesbrook have destinations visible to the By very definition the space is sacrosanct driver offering the ride). And let there be, to pedestrians; vehicles are only permitted in this multi-cultural bilingual land, more use for special purposes, and all drivers know of theinternational VISUALSIGNS, 3n the needfor a clarified -or should know- the limits foroperation, amplified by short concise words rather than extensions of courtesy and common sense. therambling rhetoric currently used. (A UBC campus Specially reserved parking near the library “rightarrow” and “ALL RIGHT” is would obviously come within these guide- concise). Ourthanks for the article in thewinter lines. Let us immediately do away with all We look forward to viewing, and under- Chronicle on UBC traffic flow, which was traffic signs within the pedestrian core: NO standing, the clarified UBC campus. laughablerather than humourous - the ENTRY signsshould be thelast to litter erudite and perceptive will know the differ- the campus with unnecessary clutter. Hamish Earle, BA’71 ence. And let us amalgamate the so-called Aca- Vancouver Whatneither Physical Plant with their demic Planningwhich is exactly that- aca- phallic posts,nor Traffic and Patrol with demic; it seems to have little effecton Physi- theirlitter of lampooninglabelling, have cal Plant -with the technicians at Physical On reading reviews of assimilated - seemingly - is that there are Plant who erect and maintain the physical Dance to the Anthill* a variety of purposes for good signs, and assets of the University. We advocate a new a number of categories of users. There is combined, and reduced ! Physical Planning the mobile motorist who needs rapid assimi- Departmentresponsible forintegrating It is a thing regrettable to mee lation of mandatory directions and of basic users’ wishes with fiscal restraints to draft That literary critics numbering three information and the pedestrian person who plans, erect buildings and maintain plant.Is Have none applied to Riddehough can pause to achieve the same aims. it too logical forthe academicians and techni- For those of us who’re old enough Mandatory traffic orders shouldbe placed cians? We trust not! Then participation by The name by which we loved him - whereimmediately readable and under- faculty, students, staff andalumni mightwell NANCY LEE. stood, as some of them are. But why not produce a university campus with sufficient place STOP signs etc. -at a four footheight signs for guidance, but without the present Eric W. Jackson, BA’24 -as in West Vancouver- where theyimp- messy miasma of plaques and posts, most Longview, Wash. inge on drivers’ headlights and can be seen of which are ignored due to surfeit. *See Chronicle, winter 1972. 0

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45 headings in the book are too preten- I found it strange to read lines tious, most alarmingly the final one: like, “When his characterMac- BOOKS “Voices for the Soundless Fugue.”donald tries to convince the public A scan of the index of essays con- to support explicitly a plan to build - Continued from p. 27. tained in the book is consequently transcontinentala railroad and would, of course, serve as well for a somewhat mind-boggling exper- implicitly an intangible dream of na- theliterature of anynation. But ience. All this may frighten off tionhood, Pratt admits theradically sincethey are universal they do otherwise courageous readers who different but apparentlyreconcil- apply to us, and it is a welcome mightfind theirappreciation of able compulsion of ‘pagan’ rhetoric change to have acritic seeking Canadian literature deepened great- and logical argument.” values that are both Canadian and ly by reading the essays themselves. It sounds strange because I am supra-Canadian. Articulating West is, however, a not usedto reading serious, scholar- Canadian writers have tradition- book for specialists or for thosegen- ly criticism of our literature. It is ally found Canada to be ghostless. eral readers who look for scholarly a good sign that books like this are We do not have ancient cities well assistance in assessingthe books becoming available. It suggests we peopled with crying ghosts.Our they read. are beginning to be critically self- prairies and mountain passes donot Professor New’s analysis of the conscious. Criticism and creativity echo the battle criesof dusty wars. paradox of order and disorder re- should inspire each other, as they Our writers have, as New points vealed in our literature is adept. Thedo on rare occasions, and we may out,created a “rhetoric of land- writers he criticizes have wrestled find that our writers will welcome scape.” It is a good phrase, and it art into life. New wrestles the litera- criticism that isn’t merely journali- does give us a clue to some of the ture into a conflict between the idea stic. intuitions we have about ourselves of astatic East and an unsettled ProfessorNew is sensitive to as we go fumblinglyabout the busi- West that isin danger of being East- humour, and the essays are highly ness of deciding who we have been, ernized.The basic “dilemma”is readable. An essay entitled “Carol whowe aretoday, and who we that thenewcomers were cultivated Coates Cassidy and the Form Dis- might like to be. New’s book itself before coming here, and to achieve pute” reminds us, for instance, of is a contribution to this quest for an immediate perception of what is S.I. Hayakawa’s barbed classifica- a clear sense of our Canadian ego. specifically Canadian it isnecessary tion of Canadian poetry as “Vic- We are warned by New in the to upset or destroysome Old World torian,Neo-Victorian, Quasi- introduction to his book: “To ‘sen- presuppositions. Victorian, and Pseudo-Victorian.’’ tence’ that identity, to find words New writes: “By ordering their It also reminds us of a period of to articulate it, is paradoxically at world, they ‘Easternize’ it, and the ourhistory, not so long ago (the once to create and to limit it.” I dilemma is compounded when they 1930s), when our literarymagazines think most Canadians would be wil- realize that not ordering it at all included the offerings of many ling to chance the limitations for a would leavetheir identity articu- “ladies with three names. Writers while if they could, for a change, lated only by outsiders’ preconcep- like Anna Letitia Wales, Maisie get a glimpse of themselves in the tions.” Nelson Devitt, and Jessie Playfair mirrors of literature which showed Articulating West should per- Bickford sprinkled the journal’s something otherthan a face half suade some sceptical scholars and pages with sincerity, piety, and British or Europeanand half Ameri- general readersthat Canadian (when World War I1 demanded it) can. No mythlived through by a literature has a measure of the sub- rather a conventional-sounding nation has persisted with greater stance and excitement that makes patriotism.” tenacity than the one which says literatures of small nations worth New adds: “It is work like theirs we are mere hybrids. Canadians reading beyond their borders. Who that had inspired theanonymous suffer from a special twist on Sir ever asks if the rich literary tradi- Scott-like “God Bless the Thomas Browne’s idea aboutthe tions of Sweden and Irelandare C.A.A.*! in TheCanadian Mer- human condition: “Man is the only worth studying? No one. It is pre- cury in 1929: trueamphibian, forced to live in sumed that the heritage, whatever Rosie wrote some little rhymes divided and distinguished worlds.” its scope or limitations, worth is ex- ArticulatingWest is an antho- For the Birdseye Centre Times: amining. To parody Socrates: The Gushing friendsdid then explain: logy, a collectionof essays by a man unexamined heritage isnot worth who was once self-described as an “This will surely bring you fame! having. The same prejudice that You must join the C.A.A.” “inveterate anthologizer.”Publish- makes us half British, half Ameri- ing in the west includes agreat deal can alsomakes us see our literature Most western countrieshave had of anthologizing. It is an important as a not very virile dribble next to various versions of “tripartite and lucrative part of the industry, the steady outpourings of England ladies,”as New calls them. Per- becausethousands of anthologies and America. haps there is some law in this uni- are prescribedreading in university There is no attempt in this book verse of order and disorder which and college courses. to make the tradition richer ormore says great writers appearin inverse The book contains essays onwri- significant than it is - the essays proportion to the number of tripart- ters both livingand dead. A few are not “puffery.” There is, how- ite ladies and junior edition T.S. of the authorswhose work is exam- ever, a worthwhile effort to show Eliots inhabiting the culture.In that ined: Laurence,Lowry, Birney, that there is gold in Canadian liter- case,there muchis hope for MacLennan,Frederick John ary hills even if the hills are not great Canada.0 Niven, and E.J. Pratt. 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