Publish Books on Canadian Literature

Publish books on Canadian literature Three areas of the rapidly emerging Canadian poetry and prose, written by Professor literary scene are represented in a trilogy of Waterston. Although it has been written books written by University of Guelph English with the high school student in mind, Survey professors, Homer Hogan, Elizabeth Waterston can be used as a basis for an entire course in and Eugene Benson. The books comprise the Canadian literature, as an introductory text News Bulletin Methuen Canadian Literature Series of the at the university level, or as a general back Methuen publishing company. ground for any Canadian interested in his Each work covers a special segment of our literary history. literary heritage written by a professor with a Each of the twelve chapters deals with a particular interest in that field. Professor particular facet of the Canadian experience, Hogan has assembled a collection of chronologized" as it impinges on the traditional and contemporary poets linked consciousness." Canadian landscape, native UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH with leading Canadian song-writers; a peoples, French Canada and the American Vol. 17 — No, 7 February 15, 1973 historical survey of Canadian literature has presence are some of the topics about which been written by Professor Waterston; Canadians first began to write. while Professor Benson has prepared Included in the text is a unique chronologi an anthology on the best short plays written cal chart linking Canadian literary develop in English Canada in the last 30 years. ments with historical events and other literary accomplishments throughout the world. In the past, Canadian literature was fre Canadian songs and poems quently an "out" subject at most Canadian The first segment of the series which has universities. But, as Professor Waterston already been released; Listen! Songs and explained, Canadian literature has always Poems of Canada, is a result of a high school been popular at Guelph. "It was never an out survey. This survey, conducted by Professor topic on this campus," says Professor Hogan and his wife Dorothy, co-editor of Waterston, who has taught the subject since the book, asked students what Canadian songs 1945 here and at other universities. and poems appealed to them. In addition to One of the few histories of Canadian literature was written by O. J. Stevenson, recommendations, the students sent in poems former head of the English Department at of their own, almost 18,000 from every province in Canada. OAC. Entitled, A People's Best, the book was Professor Hogan has "filtered" ("I didn't published in 1926. Survey, due to be released edit; I filtered") 24 poems from this number in February, is one indication that Canadian and included them in his book along with a literature popularity is on the upswing. collection of 14 Canadian songs. Included in this group are some of Canada's leading Anthology of drama lyricists: Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn, A third facet of Canadian literature Murray McLauchlan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young explored in the series is that of drama. and group writers for The Band, Lighthouse, Fine Art Professor M. Sadek and Professor Professor Benson has assembled some of the and Guess Who. Gilbert Picard. Remarking that there is "an explosion of best plays written in English Canada during interest in poetry " in Canada, Professor Hogan the oast 30 years. The result is, Encounter: Archeologist on campus explained that Listen! "is designed for yo Canadian Drama in Four Media. people and is aimed directly at the high schools. Professor Benson, currently in Spain on Professor Gilbert Picard, world renowned It is a national disgrace that students do not sabbatical, has gathered works by some of archeologist, is at the University of Guelph have the universal right to Canadian literature Canada's foremost playwrights as well as some to deliver a month-long series of lectures on courses." new voices in his anthology. The plays Roman art and archeology. The twelve He added that Listen! would probably be represent the major genres in all the media — lectures end February 27. introduced into the school system through stage, radio, film and television, and mirror For fifteen years Dr. Picard has been the students, whose interest would stimulate the many ways that Canadians discover involved in excavations in France and North educators to include it in the secondary school themselves and their land. Africa. In his diggings he has participated in English curriculum. Professor Benson discusses different the excavation of public baths from the Reviewer Jack Batten of the Globe & Mail techniques used in writing plays for the ancient city of Carthage, dating from the wrote that Listen! "is charming, highly different media and includes personal second century A.D. He also discovered a readable, often absorbing and consistently comments on the plays and biographical Punic sanctuary of the eighth century B.C., instructive on two topics: pop song lyrics information on the playwrights. Encounter in which pots containing ashes of babies, and Canada." is to be released in April. believed to have been sacrificed to the gods, The books have merit both individually and were buried. An appeal is now being made by Explosion of interest as a unit. They have been prepared in such a UNESCO for the preservation of the site. way that a high school teacher would not have While at Guelph Dr. Picard will also present If, as Professor Hogan suggests, there has had to specialize in Canadian literature in a public lecture, "Roman Mosaics in Africa," been an "explosion" of attention in poetry, university to teach from the texts. But any February 22 at 8 p.m. in Physical Science 105. similar interest has been rekindled in Canadian Canadian interested in his cultural heritage Dr. Picard's visit to Guelph is sponsored by literature of all kinds. would be doing himself a disservice if he did the Canada Council in collaboration with the Survey: A Short History of Canadian not include these books on his "must read" Department of Fine Art. Literature, is a comprehensive look at Canadian list. Parasitologist will speak here German parasitologist W. Kretschmar will speak on parasitic diseases and also on the subject of malaria during a visit to the campus Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23. He is sponsored jointly by the Center for International Programs and the Depart ment of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. Kretschmar has had wide experience of tropical medicine in Africa, and has a worldwide reputation as an authority on malaria. He is spending a year away from the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Tubingen, Germany, as a visiting professor at Ohio State University. Dr. Kretschmar is editor of the Zeitschrift BiH Weir, left, head of the electro-mechanical shop and electrician Russ Nellis, both members of fur Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie. the Maintenance Department, verify that one of the 1200-pound breakers that act as giant fuses He will deliver two seminars, the first within the University's electrical system is in good working order. The department has on the socio-economic impact of parasitic responsibility for hydro, as well as heating, plumbing, carpentry, mechanical repairs and other diseases in developing countries, on Thursday campus services. at 8 p.m. in Arts 031, the second on the inter action of nutrition, immunity and infection in malaria on Friday at 3 p.m. in Clinical Maintenance keeps University humming Studies 508. Interested faculty are invited to meet with Dr. Kretschmar after his first On the morning of Thursday, December 14 important to the University. The department lecture in the eighth floor lounge of Arts for an examination day and a payday, the Univer looks after the University's total structural coffee. sity was caught in a power failure. Buildings and mechanical fabric, and includes building across the campus were bathed in gloom, and mechanics, carpenters, locksmith, painters, the 800 students scheduled to write final plasterers, plumbers and other tradesmen within exams were offered an unexpected reprieve. the ranks. It provides buildings not only with In this situation the Maintenance Depart hydro, but also with water, steam heat, natural ment, which normally maintains a low profile, gas, deionized water and sewage facilities, each was thrust into the spotlight. Secretary Mary of which requires a network of pipes and Anne Miller, who normally answers complaint conduits that may be several miles long. calls to the department, was flooded with The water main system consists of eight queries asking what the trouble was and miles of conduits and links University buildings when it would be remedied. The most urgent with the city of Guelph's water supply and such call came from Associate Registrar Ron with several wells on campus. Steam and Heath. deionized water (which is used in place of "We've got an examination scheduled for distilled water in some laboratory experiments) 9 a.m. in the Physical Education building," are supplied by means of pipelines that radiate he said. "We need every light in the gym on." out from the Central Utilities building. Shortly before 9 a.m. the lights in the gym Natural gas is piped from a reducing station — but nowhere else in the University — did go in the Biology building. Sanitary sewers lead on. And although there was some nervousness to the city of Guelph's sewage system, while on the part of maintenance personnel, they a network of storm sewers extends throughout remained on until the regular power supply the University and drains down to the returned 45 minutes later. The accomplish Eramosa River. These pipelines extend the ment was due, not to divine intervention equivalent of 25 miles and convey thousands (the University has no school of divinity), but of gallons of their respective fluids each day.

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