Volume 24 Number 10 80 03 06 Open House this weekend Thousands of visitors will pass through the Pathology building (Sunday only). The awards doors of the University of Guelph Saturday, night presentation is Saturday at 7 p.m. in March 8 and Sunday, March 9 for the annual Room 103 of the University Centre. College Royal and Open House. During its 55-year history, this diverse For Nature Lovers and fun-filled weekend has managed, despite Nature lovers will be interested in a new its increased size and sophistication, to retain item this year: the woodsmens competition. much of its original county fair flavor and This co-ed team event will feature the pulp this, perhaps, best explains its continuing throw, crosscut sawing, swede sawing and the appeal. water boil, and demonstrations in axe and This years theme is "Focusing Our chain throwing among others. Since such com- Resources," and the event promises to be the petitions are a popular varsity sport in Eastern biggest and most ambitious ever undertaken. Canada, organizers are pleased that the co-ed Over 70 groups in 20 University buildings are team from Macdonald College at Ste. Anne de now making final preparations for program Bellevue, Quebec, will be among those demon- items as different as a concert of Renaissance strating their skills. music and a facility for testing tap water. As in past years the Arboretum will be Doors open at 9 a.m. Saturday and at open both Saturday and Sunday. Visitors First Lady 11 a.m. Sunday. Celebrity Don Harron will may see the exhibits, explore the trails, and officially open College Royal and Open House catch a preview of the maple syrup demon- to reign again Saturday at a ceremony at 1:15 p.m. in the strations. arena of the Athletics building. If you long for a gentler environment, Members of the University community will Because of the multitude of events and stroll through an outdoor garden in Room 236 welcome the news that Ontarios Lieutenant- exhibits this year, visitors are encouraged to of the Horticulture building and, afterwards, Governor, The Honourable Dr. Pauline pick up a program at the north and south sip fresh apple cider in the basement of the McGibbon, has accepted Senates invitation to entrances of the University Centre, in the building while enjoying the other displays. serve a second three-year term. President D. College of Family and Consumer Studies F. Forster made the announcement recently. building and the Animal Science and Nutrition For Parents In accepting the second term, Dr. Mc- building. As a further convenience to visitors, Gibbon has continued a tradition established Parents with children will enjoy the buses with tour guides aboard will leave every by Guelphs first Chancellor, Colonel, The French House puppet theatre in the Red half-hour from the south entrance of the Honourable George A. Drew, who served Lounge of the Arts building. The beloved University Centre and circle the campus. from 1965 to 1971. Guelphs second Chancel- magic show will be on again in the Chemistry/ Visitors may board or alight at any of the lor, The Honourable Justice Emmett M. Hall, Microbiology building and, of course, College stops along the way. served from 1971 to 1977. Royal and Open House would not be com- Three years ago Her Honour announced plete without a visit to Old MacDonalds Farm For The Traditionalists that she intended not to be an absentee in the old Dairy barn from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chancellor and that she would visit the Uni- On Saturday, traditionalists will undoubt- on Sunday. versity frequently. True to her promise, edly head towards the Livestock Show in the The College of Family and Consumer Guelphs first woman Chancellor has returned arena or the Seeds and Forages Show in Room Studies has displays and exhibits which would many times. Her grace and charm have added 121 in the Crop Science building. Both events be interesting to families. The Preschool will dignity to such historical campus events as begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. and be open, and, in other parts of the building, the City of Guelphs 150th anniversary celebra- are showcases for the best of the 1979 crop, exhibits will feature housing, food, clothing, tions, the inaugural banquet for The Associa- whether it be grain or farm animals and of nutrition, textiles, and energy conservation. tion for Women at the University of Guelph, the students skill in exhibiting them. Many and College Royal and University Open House. traditionalists will also attend the Film Fest For Culture Buffs She has also attended many meetings of the 80, a continuous showing of films starting Culture buffs will find the Arts building Board of Governors. at 10 a.m., many of them by campus authors a perfect setting for them. On stepping in the But it has been in the fulfilling of her or seek out a favorite exhibit at the OVC, possibly the live surgery in Room 143 in the Continued on page 2. Continued on page 2. Open House Continued from page 1. of the University Centre, situated near the David Parkhouse offers north elevators. door they will be transported back in time to And if it all becomes too much, look for piano workshops the Elizabethan era. Guides will be in the Fly Days booth in the University Centre. David Parkhouse, Professor of Piano at the Elizabethan dress, there is to be a concert of A $7 ticket will allow you a 30-minute flight Royal College of Music, London, England, and Renaissance music, and the Elizabethan theme over the University and surrounding area. world-renowned concert pianist, will be pre- will be incorporated into many of the Depart- But if you prefer to rest with your feet senting three piano masterclasses/workshops ment displays within the College. on the ground, the School of Hotel and Food in the Music Room 107 of the Arts building. Students from the Department of Fine Administration students are operating a small On Monday, March 17, there will be two Art will have a jury show of their work. Some French cafe, that will be serving light lunches sessions: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for students of the will be on view in the Arts building and the from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, if you have Universitys Music Department only, and others in McLaughlin Library. time to feel hungry. q The Department of Drama will perform 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. open to students and to the excerpts from Robert Montgomerys Subject general public. The workshop on Tuesday, March 18, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. will also be open to Fits twice during Saturday afternoon and First Lady Continued from page 1. the entire play at 8 p.m. on Sunday, in the to the general public. Inner Stage, Room 101 of the Arts building. "Bringing people of international stature, duties at Convocation ceremonies that Guelphs such as David Parkhouse, to the University to First Lady has won the hearts of many. Her perform and present workshops not only For Issue Wrestlers genuine interest in each graduating student is stimulates and encourages our music students, matched only by her ability to make each Issue wrestlers will find many informative but also further advances music in the com- ceremony a special occasion. She is rapidly munity," said Dr. Stanley Saunders, Director exhibits in the Botany/Genetics/Zoology establishing a reputation for dramatic en- of Music. The students, assisted by their pro- building, in the Crop Science building, and trances and exits: in 1977, Madam Chancel- fessors, will prepare a musical work and per- in the Land Resource Science building where lor rode to her installation in a open landau form it for Mr. Parkhouse at one of the Resource Management Club invites visitors to and, in 1979, she made a spectacular depar- workshops. He will comment on, analyze examine the acid rain problem. ture in a helicopter. and make suggestions to improve their per- Madam Chancellor is also known for formance and interpretation. her ability to place people at ease, and it is David Parkhouses musical talent was For Dabblers reflected in her friendship with President recognized at an early age with a scholarship But if you are a dabbler, head for the Forster — a personal friend, she says, who to the Royal College of Music, London, where Language Laboratories in the Arts building was "down the hall" at the University of at the age of 17 he won the Chappel Gold basement, or dabble in math — why are man- Toronto and for whom she has saved stamps Medal, the highest award for piano playing. holes circular? — or physics — watch a laser for years. q He has performed throughout the British Isles display in the Physical Sciences building — or as well as in Europe, the Middle and Far East, with computers — see the Universitys new India and North America, playing with major acquisition, the VAX-11/780 in the Institute Math/Stats orchestras throughout the world. He is also a of Com p uter Sciences building. You can offers careers series frequent broadcaster on BBC radio and easily spot the ICS building by the giant com- television and has made numerous commercial A new colloquium series, "Careers in Mathe- puter printout on the stairwell. It is the recordings. matics and Statistics," will bring professionals largest of its kind in the world. In addition to being a founder, member from industry and government to the Univer- and pianist of the Music Group of London, sity to give talks concerning problems And More ..