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Volume 2. Issue 21 The student newspaper
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< Bennett installed as'Chancellor A
By Kaberi Dasgupta On Saturday, March '9, 1985, Gordon Lockhart
Bennett; with a string of degrees in tow, _ (including O.C., B.Sc., M.Sc., D.C.L., L.L.D.) was officially in- stalled as'the fourth Chan- cellor of the University of Prince Edward Island.
The stage of Steele Recital Hall was covered with bursts of green, red, 'gold, black, pink, and the various other colors of the robes of the stage party. which. included; Dr. Peter Meincke, President of the University; Mr. Earl Arsenault, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors; the Honourable J .A. Doiron, Lieutenant Govern,ng of Prince Edward Island and
Mr'. various other visitors and faculty members. ‘ According to Dr. Bennett, “no coronation or presi-
‘ dential inauguration could be
more pleasant or exciting.”
After a rendition of “God Save the Queen” by the Bert Tersteeg Singers and the U.P.E.I. Brass Ensemble, followed immediately by the invocation from Rev. Susan Triantafillou, University Cha- plain, Dr. Bennett was offi- cially presented as Chancellor- elect by the Vice—Chairman of the Board. The Visitor then invited Dr. Bennett to repeat the Oath of Office, and offi- cially installed him as Chan- cellor.
Dr: Bennett was then decked in his green and gold robes of Office. During a choral interlude, “School Days” — or rather “Gordon
“Bennett School Days” was Visitor of the Universityz}; ' Bennett himself; and
The version of the famous song was arranged by Bert Tersteeg. _ Then came the Chancellor’s inaugural address. After a few jokes about his age, Dr.
Inside the Skin
Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . Employment Centre . . .
“Into the Night” . . . . . . Chris Elliot . . . . . . . ..
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“Okay, there‘ll be, no more questions for this position. We don’t want a riot in here.”
Speaker Mike Trainor after a heated exchange in the speeches for the position of Vice Presrdent Academic. ,The candidates spoke in the Robertson Library Lounge Tuesday at noun. .
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Bennett thanked those who submitted his name to the Selection Committee and those who were taking part in his installation as Chancellor. He paid homage to the Chair- cellors that came before him — the late Hon. Thane A. Campbell, Dr. Gustave Gin- gras, and the late David MacDonald Stewart, saying “These gentlemen provided dignity and prestige to the Office and l recognize the challenge that confronts me in following in 'the footsteps of such distinguished pre- decessors.” , ~ '
Dr. Bennett stressed his wish to associate with the students of the University, saying, “Whatever success I may have in my teaching career can be traced to that early decision to be closely associated with my students in all their endeavors.”
He then began to reminisce about the beginning of U.P.E.I. and his part in it,
recalling a conversation with,
Premier Campbell on the steps of Province House, in which they agreed “to pro- ceed immediately with the
,stepsgnecessary to establish
and support financially a single university in this province.
Have praised the accom- plishments of the University, he said “We must not rest when crowned with a wreath of laurels”, emphasing the possibility of “greater ac- complishments in the future.”
Dr. Bennett said, “One thing is certain as we journey
Job pragram still has no
OTTAWA (CUP) — There are still no application forms available anywhere in the country for Challenge ’85 student summer job creation program, announced by the Conservative government more than a month ago.
The government wants to give out $205 million, mainly to employers as a subsidy or grant to hire students for summer jobs, but has been slow in organizing the pro- gram partly because of - an attempt to “harmonize” job— creation with the provinces.
Federal bureaucrats in Ottawa said because the pro- gram is new, it. has taken much more time to set up, and will not be organised by the time students get out of school. .
“It seems unlikely things will be in place by mid— April,” said Allan Lennon, national co-ordinator of the
forward in these difficult times; we shall need, like a compass for the guidance of a fog-shrouded ship, the fundamental standards and ideals of dedicated service in the cause of education a recognition that changes are
inevitable, an understanding
and, appreciation for the views of others and a willing- ness to cooperate and to work harmoniously in the interests of the thousands of young people who will flock to this campus in the years to come.”
After a brass interlude, greetings of welcome were offered to Dr. Bennett from the Vice-Chairman of the Board; lvan Dowling, repre- sentative of the Senate; Roger Black, ‘ President of the Faculty Association; Michelle Dorsey, President of the Student Union; Murray Stevenson, representative of
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President Peter Meincke robes UPEl’s new Chancellor, Gordon Bennett, as Prince Edward Island’s Lieutenant- Governor J. A. Doiron looks on. (Photo: Yorston)
the support staff; Brian McKenna, President of the Alumni Association; and the representatives from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada As- sociation of Atlantic Univer- sities, and other institutions.
The ceremony was closed after a thanksgiving by the University Chaplain; it wrapped up with “O Canada”. The cafeteria was soon crowd with well-wishers during the reception that followed.
Students start debating
By Paula Reid
On February 1-3, the 1985 Father Roger Guindon North American Debate Tourna- ment took place at the Uni- versity of Ottawa, and U.P.E.I. was there.
Paula Reid and Al Scudder made up the U.P.E.I. team, which competed at this tournament alongside 66 other Canadian teams and 2
employment and immigration union’s campaign against cutbacks in the ministry.
Under the program, em- ployers have to obtain ap- plications through their local employment development branch and ask the federal government to give them money to hire students for the summer.
Lennon said the application forms are not ready because the federal and provincial are having problems agreeing on the forms’ content. To make up for the delay, Flora MacDonald, employment and immigration minister, announced new deadlines for applications: March 29 in BC, Manitoba, the North- west Territories and Ontario and March 22 in 'all other provinces.
NDP MP Howard Mc— Curdy said the new deadlines mean the distribution of
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teams from Princeton, New Jersey.
This tournament marked the first time in the history of Canadian intercollegiate debating that all ten prov- inces were represented at the same tournament.
Paula Reid and Al Scudder both Faculty of Education students, also participated in the U.P.E.I.-Holland College Annual Debate on February
money will delayed.
“The minister has sounded the death-knell by moving the applications deadline back to the end of March, just three weeks before thousands of students become actively unemployed,” McCurdy told the House of Commons March 6.
Brian MacDonald, a pro- ject officer in the employ- ment ministry, admitted in an interview that “human beings being what they are, they will wait until the last possible date to send in their applica- tions.”
“Ninety or 95 per cent of the «applications will come in the last few days,” Mac- Donald said.
Lennon said the employ- ment ministry claims it can turn around .an application — assess it and grant or refuse money —~ in 48 hours.
be hopelessly
12, 1985 at the Holland Col— lege Lecture Theatre.
The resolution under debate was: "Canada should reinstate the death penalty” with Holland College in- favour, and U.P.E.l. against the resolution. Reid and Scudder won the debate for their negative case that Canada should not reinstate the death penalty.
forms
“But two years ago (the ministry) also said 48 hours and it took eight weeks to four months,” London said.
MacDonald said the pro- cess will be quicker this year because applications will be handled by regional offices unless they involve four or more people.
Still, Lennon said, “YOu'vc got to assess it. ‘is this a worthwhile endeavor?”
“Challenge ’85 has been a bureaucratic botch by the government from the be- ginning," Lennon said.
“When the government does approve the funding for corporations’ requests to hire students, students can apply for the jobs through Canada Employment Centres for Students. But employment officials have said it will be mid—July before all the appli— cations are processed.