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by tho Intcrnntional Gtud ont Inforontion Service (ISIS), a non-profit
org1.nizn tion hon.dqu.:irtercd in Brussels, B.Jlgium.
ISIS and its AmGricnn · 3ffili.:1to, th.J International Stuc10nt Travel
Center (ISTC), aro org~niz~tions davotcd to providing jobs abroad to
students 3ncl te a che rs who nr o s incoroly int2rustec'1. in <3Xpnnding their
horizons by living anc1 working .::i.brO'.-tC1. Tho ISIS/ISTC JOBS ADI10A.D program wns established in 1961. lbny students who participRted that
first year have r opcat cf th2ir educa tional oxperiance in the ensuing
years.
Most of th~ jobs nra for unskilled workers in construction, on
farms, in factori e s, hospit 31s, hotels anct rostaurants 1 3S mothor 1 s
helpers ri.nd co.mp conse llors. SA.lo.rio s rang u from ,tt;50 a r:1.onth ( incl uding roor11 and bonrd) to ~~200 ,]. month. Averago pay is ~100 a month and
al though low by American wage st?inc1arc1 s, it i$ usually nor o th1.n enough
to pay living cxp2nsos while in Europco Tho s~larics 3ro tho samo as
those prii(1 to loccil ornrloyG-JS doing thn s:.ir:io job.
Working in Europo gives a pa rticipnnt nll tho cultural benefits
.:wn.ilo.blo to 3 tourist. But tho pnrticip3.nt ::1cquirc s knowledge while
ho is e11rning ••••• not spending. Tho studcnt-workor has the unique advantage of getting a shRrp cl~nr picture of a country Qnu its culture
for ho sc,:s it through th .:- oy,) s of its pooplo. 'I'ho tourist gon2rnlly
gets A hazy nnd sornowhnt ~istortad picturoj for h0 sc9s it through the
gl n ss of n bus window.
ISIS/ISTC ~re tho only ones of thoir kind which 2bsolutaly,guar.:1nto•J s job nbro1d to 2nyono who is ri.cc c ptoci. ns ~ p:irticipant. M0mb0rs
are also e ntitle d to many extra fra o s0rvic• s.
for furthe r c1.otails on tho JOBS lUJ"O tiD progro.m sec Mr. '.~. Costanzo
or wri t o to I SIS, 133 RU:S HOT"2:L DBS IiONN1\IES, B~DJ(ELL8S 6, BELGilTI~I.
Annual Mooting of Lo.koho;1d Univ c rsi ty A.luranno e
Tho Lakohoad Univorsity Alrn,mc1c Association held its annuc1.l mo oting on Wc0nesday, December 29 in tho fnculty lounge of the University
C2ntrc. ~ crow~ l2rgcr th~n usual attended.
The Past Prcsid1nt, Bill Shannon 1 outlined the highlights of 1965
~as stressed th~t tho univorsity ~n s developing at a very rapid rate.
Ho :1lso cor.rn1ontod on th0 fact thAt th,i guest spcalcer, Mr. Cost:lnzo was
a f orr.icr student of Lakehea::1, Univcrsi tv when tho ins ti tut ion was known
ns the Lakc hcad Collugo of ~rts~ Scion~G and Technology, and that Mr.
Costn.nzo was now 9. tn8mbor of the Univ1:;rsity staff.
Mr. Costanzo provicJ.cu ::i.n intcrtJstinr, conpGrison between Canad i2n
In pointing out :1 nurn.bor of tho fallacies
which exist in the ~inds of mnny CRnntl ians discussing Amorican institu~
tinns of advanced l onrning, 11r. Costnnzo J or.10nstrated that n number of
these misconcsptions tha t tho CanndiRns have ariso fro • a bnsic lack
of kn0v1lcctgo. He ~lso showod thD.t tho s om0st cr system had rnany merits,
even though ::,, student had to work haruer th:rn in the ordin!lry univero.nd :u!loric2.n Universi tics.
sity onvironmont.
Following the speaker I s add rG ss, the annual Gl,_,ction _of officers
was held, Those oloctod wo r e as follows: Prosidont, Jim Foulds; First
Vice-President, ~oy Piovo s 2na; Second Vico-Prcsidont, Carol Bell; Secretnry, nobe rt horl{man; and Treus nrur, 1\nthony Cos to.nzo. Pnst Pros id ent is Bill Shannon.
Mr. Foulds in his inaug ural a d~ ross strossod tho na~a for a
stronger nlumnao. He e xplaino<'' tha t n r0guLi.r n.3wslctter would be
sent to tho momber.s of tho orgnnizn.tion ,;1.nd new 2tt0r;1pts would be und ertakan to loc~t u forrn0r me mbers, The n~w Prusidunt stated that it
w:.1s essGntinl to introCuco grad unting students to the nlumnae associr1.tion o.nd to acqua. int thos e st uc1onts '-iiith tho functions of the :issod.;;1,tion. If tho a lum.nne o.ssociG.tion could provide a nurnbor of different
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social and culturGl activit ies for the univorsity students, Mr. Foulds
stated that the now graduates could see the many.different areas in
which an active alumnae association could aid a dynamic young university. fl. nwnber of significnnt projects which the alumnae could undor•t~ke were discussed by thG members present.
After the mce:tinr, ond od, .::m inforrJal cocktail party was held.
DR. RUTH KA.JANDER has kindly consented to act o.s a Consultant to
L.1kehead University for o.11 s cud(Jr.ts w~_th psychiatric problems. Dr
Ka jandcr will bG -:i.t the Uni vGrsi ty 011 the :roll owing dates from 9; 15
a.c. until 12:30 p.m.: January 2hth, February 7th, February 21st,
March 7th, March 21st.
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A.ny arrangm1onts reg.:i.rding appointr.1t1nts on the so dates should be
r.iade through Miss Drury, Dr .. Br.:i.un I s Secretary.
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by W.H. (Jack) Lel.llllon)
A. Police Forco has boon sot up which will prosecute 1 beforG an
·., M. S. Judicial Coimnit too? any infrnc t ions of P.. N. S. · rulo s c1 uring and
~fter tho Winter CarnivQl~
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P .M.--Board of Govornor I s Room.
A notion was carried to the effect that a car should b e onterod
the \rJinter Carnival Par::,.d c to rc.lprc sent tho A. M. S.
Mr. John Sihvonen, Athletic Society r e prosentativo then outlinoli
u request by the Squash Club for ~350 to sand fivo delegates to Toronto~
There, they intend to pay against York University in the O.I.A.A.(Ontnrio Intermural Athletic ~sscc.) L0ague. ~she outlineo the expense
account, conflicts arose as to soue of the rcco~Jendations. It was
suggested that since Dr" Evarett 1--,13.s travelling -i.✓ i th them, the car expenses could bo paid for by the ~dr~inistration. ~nother point for vigorous discussion w.:i.s the r e quest of ~h8 for miscellaneous expenses or
"t4 a day per persono Raised eyebrows demanded explan.:i.tion for such e.
high evaluation for undisclose~ expenses~ ~200 was granted to the
Squash Club for this trip by ::i. r:iotion and it was stipulated that there
would be furthor discussion of travelling expenses after the Administration states its case.
Tho second point put :forwnrd by tho A.thlGtic Society c ..mcerned t.~,-3
h3.lf purch.:i.sc of University Ct::.rling sweate rs for :1.n undisclosed team of
students playing off for tho nogionB.l Trophy in tho nBritish Consul
Playdowns." This team -was not roprescntative of the University, though
thG players ·were nll studGnts. ThG A.thletic Society fol t that the publicity would help tho nano of tho Univo:rsi ty. Hr" Sihvonen (Athletics)
explain0d further, saying th:it tho to~n 1.rnuld play off against 3 other
L~kohend teams, and if winning this, would compete with a team from
Northwestern Ontnr1O and Qucb0c0 If they v,1on this they would go on to
tho nntion-wide cornpoti tion for tho 11 Bri tish Consul Plnydowns. 11 Remarks
from the floor included such as 11 Thcy will be representatives even without University sweators 11 from Mr. Barry S• ith, (Science) and that the
forocasted win by this tcnm wa.s 11 Pror.mture" from Mr. B. Siegfried, ( Ap-·
plied Science)~ Presidont Hess stated th2t 11 This was, in effect, buying uniforns for students to keep. 11 It was moved thRt this item be de ...
l Gtod fron thG a genda. Tho wotion was carried.
Trensuror Wnyno Tochorii in orctor to stop the lag in funds to thJ
~,H.S. from functions hold by Clubs or SocietiGs, expressed a strong
plDQ thGt the position of the Trcqsurcr bo reinforced, He outlined a
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p,"llicy rn which the .A.M.S. would freeze the accounts of any functions
that were late coming in, I-t was .suggested by Mr. Jack Edwards (Science)
that since sometimes it is individuals and not Clubs who ·1vere at fault,
this ruling seemed a bj_t harsh. It was agreed that a statement of explanation could be drawn up j_f the funds were not forwarded. A. motion
was carried that all clubs and societies in the University respect a one
week deadline ofter functions to hand in receipts or give a valid reason
in writing why said r~ceipts cannot be handed in; and the validity of
thP.se reasons be lef't to the discretion of t;he Ti.~easurer. It was amend•ed by Mr. Barry Smith (Science). to rea~ that all clubs and societies be
notified of this decision.
In his next remarks. the Treasurer, in suggesting an audit of the
Treas~ry books for tho e~d of his term, stated that it would be economically unf0asible and that he couJd proc.uce certified statements of the
validity of his accounts. He offerec. these accounts to anyone who would
personally wish to audit them, even though they seemed to be on an undisc iplinecl system. He speculated that the cost of an audit would be
over ~100 and again strossed the unneces s ary expense in this move. A.
motion which read, 11 the question of auditing and changing of bookkeeping
of the A.M.S. Treasury Dept. be put into the hands of the Finance Cammi ttee 11 , was carrie d, 'I'he Finance Committee is made up of members of
the A.M.S. Council and chaired by the Treasurer.
President Hess then presented a question as to how the delegates
(3) to the ORCUS (Ontario Regional Canadian Union of Students) conference
be chosen. It was decided that this decision be left to the Executive.
The conference will be held in 'roronto, on .January 20th to 30th.
Mr. Barry Smith~ President of the 1/iinter Carnival Cammi ttee, outlined how the Con1.111ittee was 193 in debt and would <1lso need another ~100 for
Carnival activities. He suggested repayment from the proceeds of the
Formal dance. The condition of the roads on Campus was discussed and
President Hess and Mr, Smith said they were doing everything in their
power to improve the condition of the roads. It was moved and carried
that if the Winter Carnival Committee exceeds the budget by a sum great-•
er than can be covered by profits from the Formal dance, that it will be
covered by the l.M.S.
A discussion on the hiring of bands for the Winter Carnival functions
Treasurer Tocheri mentioned he knew several bands which
would play for the full week for a special or package rate. Chief Justice Dutchuk sugeested that this could lead to trouble with the Muscian 1 s
Union. Mr. w. Aitken (Bus. Adm.) outlined that each club function might
not like the same ban -:l and moved that the hiring of bands be left up co
the individual organizations holding dances during Winter Carnival. This
was carried, with the final remark by Treasurer Tocheri that even record
dances could lead to trouble with the Muscian 1 s Union.
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The actions of the A. M. S. regarding the supposed 11 Get Acquainted 11
dance with Northwestern University of Minneapolis was criticized from
the floor. After the dance had been planned, Mr. D. Gardiner, A.M.S.
Business Manager, phoned the Program Consultant of the Fort William Ski
Club to inform him of the dance. He found that arrangements for enter-tainment had already been made, nnd the Program Consultant from the Ski
Club urged the University to stop publicity on the dance. Mr. J". Edwards
(Science) suggested that in future more direct ties be made with the Chambers of Commerce 01, both cities nnd moved that the LM.S. should write
Northwestern for more definite arrangements on future trips, as well as,
an apology for hav~ng sponsored a social event without consulting the
guests,
Dr. Merrill, representing W.U.S,C. (World University Service Conference), outlined a progrRm for a conference on Turkey in Waterloo. Dr.
Merrill requested a loan to cover expenses for 2 delegates to this conference~ including Miss Rosanne Candido, chosen as one of 39 delegates
from across Canada to travel to Turk9V for W.U.S.C. He also mentioned
that this loan would be repaid from funds taken in from the W.U.S.Ccmovies
and other function ••
A motjon was carried that the A.M.S. should advan~s
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~100 per delegate, with no more than 2 delegates, for a .con-- ..
ference on Turkey in Waterloo.
Mr. W. Roman Petryshyn, (Arts) next read a letter from Mr. Morley
Mitchell, Editor of the Literary Review. In the letter, Mr. Mitchell
outlined his dismay at the lack of material for this project and because
of this disinterest, had to return the grant from the 1\.M.S. He suggested that the funds not spent be forwarded to the accounts of the Mediwn.
Treasurer Tocheri said that the reason that the newspaper had trouble
was the fact that the interest had waned in the staff and referred to the
:&st unpublished issue as garbage. Mr. Petryshyn sugeested that the
money be reverted to the Account of next year 1 s Review. Mr. T. Kelly,
(Arts Society) suggested that a monetary prize should be set up next
year~ so that this would give students a greater impetus to submit material for the Review. Chief Justice Dutchak suggested a literary supplement to the newspaper. Mr. F. Penner (Science) suggested the formation of a Literary Club. It was moved that the full !1!;500 allotted to
the Literary Review revert to the A.H.S. and th~t recommendations be made
to next year's Council to set aside the money for the Literary Review.
A second point by Mr. Petryshyn, concerning night classes, and the
reason why students must take them, was tabled for further discussion.
A motion was carried that the Finance Committee look into the matter of honoraria and make concrete recommendations at next meetings
which will be held before the close of nominations for the next year's
Executive of the A..M.S. 11 Honoraria 11 is the reimbursement for time spent
by the Executive in the form of special favours, usually monetary.
After descriptions of conduct at past dnnce, it was moved that a
special Police Force, composed of A.M.S. members should bring offenders
during Winter Carnival or later, before the Judicial Committee for trial.
A.ny member of the fl. .M.S. was urged to write a formal note of complaint
if they noticed any misdemeaners.
The meeting wearily ended at 11:15 p.m.
Jean Jordan and Jack Edwards are selling tickets to the Winter
Carnival Formal. The price is ~3.00, with dancing starting at 10;00
p.m. in the New Library. See you there.
Powder Puff Panthers Looking for Scalps.
The girls of Nemissa are learning the finer arts of footbo.11 i.n
preparation for the big game with the boy 1 s university basketball team.
The game will take place Thursday, J3nuary 27th between the New Library
and the Cafeteria, at 2:00 p.m. The Panthersj in training camp since
last Wednesday, nre odds on favorites to take the boys for two touchdowns.
As a handicap, the boys hnve nf;reed to ho.ve their feet hobbled one foot
apart and tie their left hands behind their backs. The Panther's head
conch, Morely Mitchell, says he is satisfied with the teams progress in
prnctice particularly that of the ace quarterback "Bart Starr'' Skoropad.
Coach Mitchell says she con think on her feet nnd gives le~dership to the
offensive squad. ~lso she will represent the team on Hal Lee 1 s sportscast on Channel 2 T.V. on Tuesdo.y, January 25th a t 6:15 p.m. Mitchell
says his line led by Rose Greer, Gomer Glover, Horrible HeQther Ylamaki,
and Mighty Margie Mouse Coghlan ·will renlly be hitting the defensive setup put up by the boys. Goober Gibb and Crusher Krys Wadas will be supplying the power running out of the fullback slot.
We asked Mr. Mitchell what the boy's chances were.
He's still laugh-
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Political Corrunent .
A] thoue.h th•.?. wo.r in ViBt~am i.s putting seve:r·ci s t r1.in on the devclcin.
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ideritity of interest there between these two giants guat~nt~es that-the
East-We st thaw will likely get even ':Jarmer.
The cause of this epoc-~aking development in international affairs
is to be found prj_marily in Asia. The Soviet Union's gradual shift from
a revolutionary to a revisionist stance is directly related to the Sino-Soviet n ideological 11 schism. The Moscow-Peigping split, however is caused not by the fleeting b ubble 0f a difference of opinion but rather on
empirical phenonona that wi2.l be a~ound for quite a w~1ile.
Firstly J the split is occ2..s:i.oned by- the natural competition for
prestige and influ2~c\J among ciny two grsat powers, In this case it is
for the leadership of the world revolutionary movement. There is also
the natural diffe rence between tho outlook of a 11 have 11 nation, the wealthy
European Russia, and that of the 11 have not 11 l\.sian power, China. Conse-
que·ntly the Soviet Union is ruled by communist left"wing Marxists who
want to preserve the stEttus quo; China by right-wing Marxists v1ho want
change. Lastly there is the pressure of China 1 s fRntastic population
growth pushing through the Meng0lian Tiepub lic ( that was set up as a buf-·
fer state) and against the frontiers of thG near--empty Russian Steppes~
The Soviets and t\mericans find themselves bedfellows in wanting to
l imit the power of Chinao
For the Soviets, This 11 peaceful co--existence 11 between them and the
hated Capitalists has been made more palatable by the fact that Western
governments no longer send buyonet--wcilding soldiers in- to break up
strikes or carry on a depression war-depression cycle of business advefr•
ture. In fact? in many respects the largGr labour unions_ seem to possess
the more power •. Rocently certain steel and aluminum companies tried to
hike prices well above the A.dministrationis price guidelines and .got shot
down for it. Yet the wnge settlement of the recent N.Y. Transport workers
Union, also violating the price guidelines, elected only a slight grunt
from Washington.
The Warsaw P.::i_ct nations t'oo have changed" They now openly experi-ment with the profit motive and both Poland and Czecho lovakia have ex-•
pressed interest in joining ·the General ~grcement on Tariffs and Trade
even though tariffs are a purely capitalist device. The 1963 Moscow test··
ban treaty and the proposed nuclear non-proliferation treaty show a trend
to begin institutionalizing a thawo
Thus both nations are freeing themselves to denl with their mutual
A.sian foil., The part thn U.S. tlas piairod in limiting China is apparent
to all. Recent moves by the Soviet Union show tho identity of interest
in action~
The Tashkent declaration la.y~ng tho ground work for peace in the
Indian subcontinent was th0 wort primarily of Chairman ti.leksei Nikolayevich (known i!.1 the West as Premier Kr.::sygin.) By engineering this
declaration the Soviet Union has gainod c~odence for its claim of being
an isian power interested in the wolfaro of Asians while at the same
time it has strengthened the naturally anti-Chinese subcontinent. If
lasting peace is "'.chieve"d between the Indians and Pakistanis, the Himalayas will once again be an effective barrier against the north.
__ Recent Soviet aid promises to north Vietnam carry on this policy of
blocking China. SincG the Sov:!.ets can give much more aid ·to Ho Chi-Minh 1 s
sma-11 letter government than ~hina can 1 it is to b0 -expected Ho will lean
more towards Moscow in his actions and support than to Peiping in their
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ideological 11 dispute. In thi.s_the Soviets arEJ merely exploiting natureo
The whole Indo-China peninsula has been traditionally anti-Chinese and. Ho
himself is considered more revisionist than many of his subordinates. By
propping up north Vietnam I s left--wing, the Soviets are fragmenting the
power of Asia, containL1g China, and enhansing the likelihood of a con•tinuing Moscow-WashinEton dctanteo
Who Should Pay For What?
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it is crucially important to growth of the economy and to higher living
standards, says the Economic Council of Canada.
The council said in its second annual review that one step needing
immediate attention is rapid, substantial expansion of education after
high school so that no qualified student faces -any financial barrier to
higher education. 11 (CP news report, Ottawa, January 5, 1966.)
Behind these conclusions lies a deluge of statistics and thought.
An ample supply of them may be found in either the recently issued, second annual report of the Economic Council of Canada, or in publications
based on the findings of the New Democratic Party Research Department.
Referring to the 11 basic message delivered ' in this year's report of
the Economic Council of Canada 11 , which is essentially the same as that
presented by New Democrats in the last federal election, the Financial
Post commented, 11 It is not a palatable truth, but the facts produced by
the council make it unarguable." That 11 basic message 11 is that essentially Canadian productivity and consequently prosperity, is well below what
it could and should be because far too few Canadians receive the amount
and quality of education or training a healthy, modern economy demands.
A.fter stating that education and training is 11 fundamenta1n to the
need for improved productivity and recommending that university education be made available to every qualified student without nny financial
barri~r, the council's suggestions stop. At this point the council chairman, Dr. John J. Deutsch, feels that it is up to 11 the politicans" to decide how the council's recommendations should be implemented.
HmJ can that
financial barrier 11 be removed? The pre sent federal
student loan system not only does not remove financial barriers, it adds
a substantial interest rate on top of the high university fee.
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Supposing the federal government eventually decides to live up to
Prime Minister Pearson's long over-due promis~ to introdue a scholarship plan instead of the loan system which it gave us, will this satisfy
the council's recommendations? It appears that if it is introduced, the
scholarships will only be made available to students willing to claim,
in writing, a lack of financial independence. Just us, (in the words of
the Financial Post), "education, not wolfare, must bo the real war on
poverty 11 , so education in our society is a matter of basic human rights;
as well as a matter of a highly rewarding (to the whole nation) form of
economic investment.
Well~ what do you think of stud:Jnts b:,ing in a position whore they
must 11 beg 11 for scholarships or do without? Would scholarships go to
students as a Hreward 11 for lacking pur9hasing power or should university
fees be removed for everyone maintaining a high enough academic standard,
regardless of economic status? Nevertheless, any form of a scholarship
plan would be closer to meeting the demands of the Economic Council of
Canada than the existing federal student loan arrangem0nt.
But why is university education not provided on the same basis as
it is offered in our schools? Is it not obvious that post secondary education is just as imperative today ns high school oaucation was decades
ago when free education was extended to that level? If the provincial
governments ironically feel that the y can't channel enough of the public's
taxes into directly improving society by paying for university education,
there is no reason why tho federal govcrnment 9 in the face of the sombre
warnings of CanadG 1 s top economists about tho need for greatly expanded
educational servi~es, can't provide incentives which would lead the proYincial.- governme nts to introd uce fre o post-secondary eaucation. (The New
Democratic Party has been proposing such un arrangement since its founding convention in 1961).
In many cases the only way to make sure that 11 no qunlified student
faces any financial barrier to higher education 11 would be to introduce
student salaries, (dependent on academic achievement, of course.) But
it seems unlikely that public opinion will become sufficiently informed
to bri ne this 3b out in Ontnrio a uring 1966. ~ccording to the counc i l 's
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report, the economic returns for govornment investment in ectucation 11 are
likely to exceed by a considerabl0 margin those from most other types ,of
expenditure.!! However, now, rather than seeking these high dividends by
paying students so that they can pursue higher education completely free
of any financial restrictions, our governments are accepting a situation
whereby most students pay 11 through tho nose 11 at a rapidly rising rate
for post secondary education, Meanwhile skilled labour is imported from
abrond in a fruitless effort to raise Canadian productivity. No wonder
foreign control over industry in Canada continues to increase,
c.u.s.
by Harvey Clue.
Since the present A,M.S. Council has undertaken discussion on whether Lakehead University should join C.U.S. (Canndian Union of Students),
a body which draws on attempts to draw campuses from all parts of Canada
closer together, and since tho new ~.M.S. Executive to be elected on February 16, will probably furthor consider tho matter, and perhaps take
concrete action, it might bo of interest to the students of this Univer-,
sity to know some of the advantages nccompaning membership in c.u.s.
Besides the obvious communication \vi th other Universities by means
of meotings, conventions, Rnd the exchange visits of representatives,
there are other less, yot still important advantages. For example, the
students of universities who are members of the union, receive membership
cards which entitle the holders to a 10 to 20 percent discount at all
stores which nre mornbers of the integrated student discounts system.
Most universities - in theory, at least - have a list of these di~count
stores located in all parts of Canada.
Moreover, C. U.S. offers 3. stude'nt life insurance policy and travel
information. The latter will be of interest to those students who desire
surmner employment abroado c.u.s. providGs information on suit~ble jobs
plus accomodation during the temporary visit. International c.u.s. membership·cards are available which give students access to embassies and
consuls· (Canadian) in the different countires. Incidentally, the cost
per student per year for membership in C.U.S. is approximately~ .68
cents.
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Thus there appear to bo., and this is only a sketchy outline ,of
C.U.S. services, definite advantages both for the University and the
students as members in the Union. Perhaps, Lakehead University will
become a participant of this body, but the final outcome lays with the
/J. .M. S. Council.
1966 WUSC Seminar in Turkey.
A Lake,head University student, Miss Rosanne C~i'ndido has been selected to attend the World University Service of Canada Seminar in Turkey
this summer~
She will join 38 other Canadian university students and five professors in a trip that starts Juno 30 in the Laurentians and proceeds to
Istanbul viR Rome Rnd the Orient Express.
The group will be accompRnied by two WTIB administrators: 24-year
old Paul Canter, officinlly in charge of the Seminar, and Robert PanetRaymond, who r e presented Universite de Montreal on the 1963 Pakistan
:Seminar and who is now at Harvard Business School.
For the first time, de l e gnte s were selected on a:regional basis
Yather than on n quota 'bRsis per unive rsity. ~s a r e sult, seve ral universities -will have no representation at all while othe rs will sand ·a
greater number of students than ever before.
Paul Cantor explains the change in selection procedure: 11 We feel
this will be our most ch.::i.llengj_ng seminar yet, and we want only the best
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Dr. T. H. MacLeod, Vico-Princip~l of the University of Saskotchewnn,
Regina c~mpus, will direct the Seminar.
The 46 Canadinns, plus an undete rmined number of Turkish professors
and students, after an 11-duy seminar in Ist~nbul, will travel about
Turkey for two weeks, finally settling in ~nkara for an 8-dny residential
seminc1.r.
On August 1, the group will be free to travel about ns they choose,
the only deadline being the August 17 flight to CanRdo from Rome.
They'll be home just in time to nttend the WUS Seminnr Reunion in
Kingston, and listen to delegates from tho previous 16 s emin~rs tell
them how much tougher and more rewarding it was in Polnnd or Chile or
Pakistctn.
Man and God.
By W.M.(J.:-.ck) Lammon.
Is the mere fnct of tho existence or non-existence of God n point
on which humanity must ponder? I think of the immeasurable time spent
arguing the point when this time could be better spent in developing and
im proving conditions in our mortal re al!i1. Did it m,;1. t t er to anyone of
millions of Jews in Europe if God existed or not, ns their unanswered
prayers rang out over the beating of their children dying by Christian
compatriots? Did it m~tter to nny of thG innumer~ble mortally wounded
soldiers ~s they fell fighting for numerous opposed causes, nll with
''God on our sidc. 11 I ask, is mere existence enough'?
I realize that huge, conservative religions have been founded on
the belief in God, and thnt these have evolved into today's churches.
There is a resounding emphasis on 11 belief 11 or nccopt:rnce of the doctrine
in these religions, n.s one lives n b,uo or prim~uily unhappy life so
thAt he may gain a reward of eternal life. I think that man has matured
enough not to expect 11 candy for bGing good, 11 c.nd any God who expects this
nbe good, not nnught 11 atti tudo must be 8- figment of his or our imaginntions.
Life is here to on joy, as only 1·J8 know how. We, of course, cannot
forget those who :1re less or f'.lore f'ortunnte thnn ourselves. I say that
we use the money allotted to war, churches, and other equally useless
concepts, and train ourselves nnd th~ others around us to enjoy life.
What need have we of prnyers if we have adapted most fully to our environment, are o.t peace 1'11 th one nnother, and a.bovc all 1 know how to
liven full and rewarding existencu. Life 0ternal, with all its paradoxes, should be considered, if and when it cones.
Each of tho Western religions, which includes Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, retains concepts that nre much too vngue to really be
considered as the finc7.l ,,Truth. 11 If they arc, I re.::tlly cannot say, nor
do I care. Each believes in the same God, but has murdered too many
while believing these 11 Truths 11 to warrrrnt my belief in their God or their
religions. In other i.-1ords, mankind must tc1.ke it upon himself to make
certain of nn enjoynblc existence in th0 fnce of an ~pathetic or nonexist11nt God.
P.S. This is st~tod d8spito the portion of Soci~l Darwinism (survival
of the fittest hwnRns) dished out to us at the supper dnncc, Friday last.
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February 10 , 1966.
A.M.S. COUNCIL REPORT, FEBRUARY 7.
A. letter was read to council from Mr. Morgan which stated that
he disapproved of the A..M.S. report of the February 1st meeting, in
the Medium, concerning Food Management . He felt that this should not
have been printed in the newspaper, and that either the newspaper or
the A.M.S. should send a note of apology to Mr. Childerhose. He also
mentioned that the first reading, for him and Mr. Childerhose, was in
the Medium. As the author of this previously mentio·ned r eport, I say
it is my duty to report any proceedings of the Council to the student
body. If this matter was not fully prepared, it should not have been
presented to council, and the principals involved should have waited
until the correct authorities were notified, There was ample time to
ask that this matter be withdrawn from the Newspaper report prior to
printing , if this request was warranted by the editors .
After the reading of the letter, President Hess th,cn introduced
Mr. Childerhose, representative of Food Management Services ~ To pre-
vent misunderstandings, a motion was carried that the newspaper not be
allowed to report on the matter at hand. I sugge st that the members
of the A.M.S., who voted on this motion, read Section II, Article XI
of the Constitution, under the title - Meetings; in which, it states
that any member of the A,M.s., (which includes any full-time student)
shall be en·titled, subject to the seating capacity of the room in which
the meetings of the A.M.S. council are held, to attend meetings of the
A.M.S. council meeting, the Medium has a duty to inform any absent
members of the A.M.S, of the proceedings. As there were a few nonparticipant A.M.S, members there, all others have a right to hear the
busines·s at hand .
Considering the council knowledgeable of its own constitution,
especialiy the President, this reporter discontinued his notes and relaxed to listen to the arguments presented.
by W.M. (Jack) Lemmon.
In the February 3, 1966 issue of "the Medium 11
that was very bitter and equally unjustified. The
around the failure of the i . M. S. to allot funds to
This club wished to send delegates to a convention
there was an article
article centred
a political club .
in Toronto.
It only stands to reason that the governing student body of a University cannot be expected to give funds to a political club for that
political club to furthe r its own political objec tives . If the Lakehead
University Alma Mater Society had given money to the political club as
requested, it would then be sponsoring directly candidates for a Senior
Political Party - when not all of Lakehead University's seven-hundred
and twenty students agree with the philosophy of that particular political party.
It has been said that if the .A..M.S. had allowed the political club
to send delegates to the conference in Toronto, the delegates wnuld return to the Lakehead much informed and better able to tell the students
of the policies of the Senior Political Party. This is clearly a furthering of the political ambitions of one political party at the expense
of all the students at Lakehead University .
Another point of discussion was the reason why the A.M.s. Council
had allowed political clubs on campus if the A.M.s . would not allot
money for the political clubs to send delegates to nation-wide political
conventions. As these political clubs were allowed to exist, the Council obviously recognized the necessity of having a knowl edge of the
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political situation in the world today o However, it is not in the best
interests of the whole student body to send delegates to conventions in
order to better propagate ·the political philosophy of only one party~
At this time, it is neither financially nor physically possible
to sponsor delegates to all party c onve ntions. Who draws the line?
And where?
The A.M.S. has drawn the line in the best interests of the student body as a whole, not just a few!
Jack Edwards,
(A.M.S. Science Representative.)
CHIP ON HY SHOULDER.
The aim of any newspaper is awareness. It is in an attempt to
make the student body of Lakehead U. aware of elections that this issue has set up. February 16th is the date that students will cast .
their ballots for the l.M.S. Executive of 1966-67. It is of vital importance to every student 1. that he cast his ballot, exercising hi~
franchise
2. that he exercise that franchise as an enlightened votero
Each candidate· has a platform of proposals for the next year o It is •
your duty to be aware of just what a particular candidate stands for
and to know ~ho the candidates are. To help in this department the Medium has compiled the following list of candidates as of 4 p .. mo lfebruary
9th, the close of nominationso
W. Tocheri - President
Mike Wainwright - President
Ian Thompson - Vice•-Prosident
Ron Hider •·· Treasurer
Donna Brownlee .. Secretary
If you do not know the identity of the candidates your vote is not
only a wasted effort it could seriously damage the governing mechanism
of next year 1 s A.M.S. Council, You are encouraged to read the platfo.rms of tpe candidates for the Presidency; I fr, Tocheri and Mr. 1.ifainwright. You are also asked to watch for election conferences that may
be held next week before the election day, The Medium is doing its
best
set up a press conference open to the student body where students will be able to get acquainted with candidates and freely question them on University and election issues~ Signs will be posted
telling students the locat~on of the polls on election day.
1
to
To th,is editor two issues particularly stand out. The first is
that of Universal Accessability -· government paid academic and residence
fees for University students. This affects you and I and it is an issue
that, our governments are soon going to have to deal with. What will the
view of our A.M.S. Council be? ~ould we settle for a more immediate
solution to such rising costs by cutting fees only, or removing academic
fee~ completely and leaving residence fees or vice versa? Residence
fees for a single room vJill rise in the fall of 1966 to.. 1725. A. double
room will cost d~6506 What will the effect of this be on present residence students? This is a question not only a:, Lake head but at every
Canadian University. Your council is guided to a large extent by the
stand of the executive. Where will they stand on such an issue? You
and I cannot afford to cast an ignorant vote when the stakes are so
higho Academic fees will rise also next fall.
Secondly this University is an expanding University. What is the
relationship between students, faculty, and administration? Should students have representation on the Senate or on a 11 Universi ty Council, 11
a sounding bpard for problems and expansion of facilities in both ~aculty and coursGs to be offered? At prGsent these issues involve a twostep process of student to faculty or student to administration and on
up. What about the Board of Governors 9 Here the possibilities of a
11 University Cound_l 11 apnear r,,a,,,tic"l"l"'~-v d ,,,c, ·:_roL:_~:rt would !Jl'0~66e ·n
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opportunity for fences down discussion by all concerned with the ·Lakehead University situation on an equal basis.
There are many issues and many questions. But the most important
fact of all is this. The freshman vote equates 1:1.with tha.t of upperclassmen. This means that the freshmen vote decides the issue and he
has to live with the results next year in campus student administration. You can 1 t afford to vote without being certain of who is involved and exactly what he or she stands for. Vote as you please but voteFebruary 16, 1966.
·
FRIDAY PRESS CONFERENCE.
An open press conference will be held Friday, February 11th at
1:00 in the cafeteria. At this time a battery of reporters from the
Medium will direct questions to the candidates for position of President. Students are asked to attend the conference but public questions
will be restricted to·a Town Hall Heeting next Monday afternoon.
MIKE WA.INWRIGHT - ARTS II PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
Election Platform
1.
Better liaison between the students and their Council.
bulletins issued after each Council meeting
student handbook - to be out in October
.
- weekly copies of the Mediwn - with enough copies to keep all
the students informed
2.
Cheaper dances which will be restricted to all
1
bubble-gwnmers.:
3.
Lake head University to join the Canadian Union of Students in Aug..:.
ust, 1966.
- institution of a Student Discount Service at local retail
merchants
- closer communication with other Universities
4.
Public
to the
Social
Winter
5.
Committee system for the A..M.s. Council to facilitate quick action,
and to keep more students better informed.
6.
Welcome Week for all first year students in all faculties.
1
teeney-bo~pJrs 1 and
Relations Man - to advertise events at Lakehead.University
local public through the papers and radio.
Convenor,to arrange all Council functions such as dances,
Carnival, Centennial projects, etc.
W.M~- TOCHERI - PRESIDENTIA.L PLATFORM.
I would like to present the following points for your consideration
in making your Presidential choice, Wednesday, February 16th. In presenting myself as a candidate, I feel that my experience as an executive
member . in your student government over the past two years has given me
a keen •insight into the problems and interests of Lakehead University
students. The A..M. S. council has a wonderful opportunity to inaugurate
new and. progressive programming for thoir student body. The following
ideas and recommendations are of major concern:-
1
The !{.M.S •. council will be handling a minimum of ~30,000 next year.
Foresight and definite planning can provide many new and beneficial
programmes for every student.
- the ~20 caution fee (totalling a minimum of ~20,000) must be
eliminated or controlled by the students themselves.
- increased revenue can be obtained by proper investment and
early organization of student activities.
II Athletics - additional support should and will be made to athletics.
My recommendations for s e tting up of a joint student - administrative
athletic board to · provide better scheduling of athletic events in the
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