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~ I mportuM- l ec ture ‘A public lecture enti— V r
tled "Systematically Improv— ing Individual and Social
fo‘nX ~M + Sth ed 0 led
anytime for the rest of their lives at no charge. Following the course, in ]0
' charge.4 The Acadian University graduate added that the
creatés a situation where the entire range of indi- vidual and social life can
Life Throught the T.M. Pro— gram" is being sponsered by the SIMS Club of UPEI in the A/V room Wednesday :\ ~ A/V room of the Robertson Library, Wednesday Nov.]7 at 8;00P.M. 4
7 Peter Cameron, a native of Wolfville, N.S. and the first Nova Scotian to become ,a teacher of the Trancenden- tal Meditation PrOgram, will conduct the presentation:
Mr. Cameron has lectured7
in Nova Scotia, New Bruns- wick and Prince Edward Island and is a member of the staff of Canada's first Trancen— dental Meditation Academy in Lac Beauport, Quebec. I He»studied with Mahar— ishi Mahesh Yogi in ]972. According to Mr. Cameron the T.M. program is unique. in the field of personal development. "People beginn- ing the T.M. technique find that it is easy to learn and practice. \ . \ '“R”The twenty minutes ‘ spent practicing the T.M. technique.twice daily gener- ate enough energy and effic~ iency to make up for the time invested two or three times over. The T.M. 1 program is both natural and enjoyable"~said Mr. Cameron. He went on to say"it in— volves the use of a system—_
atic technique;therefore, understanding or belief play no part in-its effectiveness. In the long run regular prac- tice of the T.M. technique
' yourself.
is free of charge. should enough people wish to .attend a full four session‘ course, there will he a
be spontaneously enriched. Thus the program is both practical and profound in its significance to modern 20th century living" added Mr. Cameron. ._
V Mr. Cameron observed that"no other program for self-improvement has-stim— ulated as much scientific
research, public participa—
tion and media scepticism. Media scepticism is partly because of the poor reputa— tion of Eastern techniques which involve mysticism, concentration on religious philosophy have developed
.over the past few years and
partly because of the spec- tacular type of publicity and media coverage the Beatles, Mia Farrow, Don8van and recently Merv Griffin ' have generatedfifor the pro— gram and its founder. Mahar- ishi Mahesh Yogi."
=Simply defined, TM is a
'hmntal technique for achiev-
ing deep relaxation leading to improvement of the mental and physical potential of the individual. _
Mr. Cameron stressed that
'TM is not a religion afid in—
volves no beliefs or commit— ments to anyone other than There are also no special exercises or loss of will involved.
The introductory lecture However,
course fee is used for over— head and training purposes
by the Maharishi Internation- al Academy. The fee strucw ture of the course is $]]5 . for adults, $60 for univer- sity students, $50 for high school students and $]80 for families. Mr. Cameron.says
this is the only cost involv4'
ed and once the course is completed, participants have access to a TM instructor
days to one month the instr— uctor will follow up with a check up on participants. Course participants must refrain from the use of non— prescription drugs for ]5 days prior to the course because of the influence on the nervous system. This does not apply to aspirin, coffee, moderate use of alcohol or prescription drugs.
Senior class Report
Well, I hope by now you are getting over mid-terms
and all that cramming
,associated with it. , Graduation photos are
just around the corner.
Memorial Hall. Please .be on time and be sure to have you $10.00 with you, otherwise no pictures. The Class of 77
Already the first two days are filled up and there are still openings on the third day which is Wednesday Nov. 17,1976. The cost of getting your photos taken is a flat $10.00 which will give you seven (7) proffs and
also a picture in the yearbook. These proofs will be returned before
. breaking for X-mas. In
case you forget the time there will be a list of those people who have appointments placed in the library and in the Barn. The photos will be taken in the basement of
you’rever heard of W.U-S-c; ?
’ With the proliferation of organizations. each championing their-own cause you may not have heard of W.U.S.C. aThe initials re— present World University Service of Canada, this country's branch of an international organization withmembers from Zambia to France. W.U.S.C. is
a non—governmental de- velopment agency which operates primarily within university'communitiesw to promote awareness.of development issues both
at home and overseas, asswell.as to focus con- cern as to Canada's par- 'ticular.relationshipS" with the nations of the 'Third World ' ._ ' "
W.U.S.C. is also active-
in the funding of selfs help and cooperative ef- forts in underdeveloped- areas throughout the world; Projects for which funds ave been raised and
still are needed include, a street clinic in Haiti
' run by university medical students, an agricultural cooperative in Rwanda, a community development program in the Philippines involving 148 student volunteers who work in the barrios of the major towns and the expansion ’and-improvement of a» post-secondary school' ’for African sfudents inr Zimbabwe. W.U.S.C. also cooperates with other agencies in technical assistance, research \ and disaster relief} How- ever, the emphasis isxon- supporting programs which will ultimately lead to greatersself~reliance on the part of local
Vpeoplesandlinstitutions.
Domestic development controversies, such as land use in the North and the claims of the native. .perleS, are also W.U.S.C.
concerns. 4 Each summer W.U.S.C. also
Sponsors a study seminar for Canadian university
students in a country over— '
seas. This past summer
a UPEI student partici— pated in that seminar in Guiyana. Since as yet
no local committee
exists on this campus,
an organizational meeting
7 is being pleanned for
next Mbnday,evening, Nov. 15, at 7:30, in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building. Why not come to find.out more about an organisaiton which also sponsors the Caravan hands craft sale held last year in Marian Hall and again this semester, Nov. 29— Dec. 3: An hour of your time this night could lead to something worth— while.‘ Make the effort to be there.
Joanne MacLean
.Lounge at 6 p.m.
jackets have been ordered _ and should arrive in early January. I have ordered ‘60 of them and can order more later if necessary.
There will be a RING 2A: approximately Nov.23, at this time you can view sample rings and you can order if you wish. Keep looking for signs warning you of this.
On Nov.5,1976 (approx.) 100 people gathered at the Federation of Labor Hall
'for the second Senior
Class Party. Comments
from those attending were favorable and plans are now being made for another. At this time I would
like to thank the Labor Hall for the use of
their facilities.
By the time you read this suggested names for convocation speaker will be in the hands of Ken Doiron who will be doing research on them..If you have any additional sug— gested names please contact Ken or any member of the executive.
The next general meet— ing will be held on Thursday Nov,l8/76 in the Panther I feel it is very important that you come and provide input to our class. The more peOpje.who show up, the- more constructive ideas we will have. So please be there and Support Your Class.
Do not hesitate in
contacting any member of the executive if you have
any questions or problems. See you on Nov.l8th
Sat 6:00 p.m.
Kevin Newman
Kevin Newman—President Marcella Arsenault-V.Pres.
Rarfv Grahm~Sec.—Treas.—