University of Guelph - Libranni Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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The following printed matter is part of an innovation. It is placed on this page to help acquaint us with ourStudent Union President, John Flegg. If you read this, your very act will be a good thing because you will help make this book more than a photo album. John feels that Guelph has a lot going for it. Our university is world renoun for its founding disciplines and is quickly earning an as deserved reputation in the Humanities and the Social and Physical Sciences. About the results of the C.U.S. Referendum, John said, I think it was an unfortunate result of misunderstanding of purposes, intents and programme of C.U.S. resulting from a distorted image in concensus press which over-reacted to the world student movement. , When asked what would happen as a result of the governmental cutback in monetary support of our university, the president said that it depends on our economy and its reaction to the Viet Nam war and to a lesser extent upon how effectively our representation to Government points out the present mistakes. But John sights a different reason for the reduced Library budget. He points out that this was the result of limited student petitioning for books to the faculty which left excess library funds unspent and thus earned us a reduced budget for this year. l was personally disappointed in the report, John answered when asked about the proposed Academic Reorganization. He feels that the proposed structure is only politically acceptable and doesn't reach far enough in developing a meaningful University. They're taking form before function. But what about the FEE Problem ? we asked. Time will tell came the reply. But if you want the inside and outside story on exactly where we stand on the payment of student fees see page 132 for the complete story.

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John Flegg Your New U.C. Pres. TOL i 0NET T0 RE T0 UND RSTAN 0 LEA ME TIII G ELSE H t HI The presidential race this year in many ways was very similar to that of a year ago. Both were landslide victories where the favourite easily won. The only difference was that last year John Flegg lost and this year he was elected almost unanimously. Has John Flegg changed? Some say yes, some say no, but obviously the public opinion of him has changed. John is a grad student in Political Science. During his undergrad years, he was part of Witan, editor of the Gntarion and actively involved with Union Council. ls John Flegg the man for the job or has the job grown too big and unmanageable? Wait til next year and then you'Il know whether we still have a Union. Support your U.C., it's your union. 130 ,

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To Join or Not to Join? As can be seen on page 83, at the Special General Meeting February 27, members voted in favour of a compulsory union. Here is part of the reply from the provincial secretary, on March 10. Th p I I ti mbered 3 - dealing with membership i th corporation - cannot be carried int th ppl t y I tt p t ti thatitvvould have the effe t fimposing up designated classofp sons membership th p h h t y t th mmon law. Extract from letter by U. of G. Provost Paul Gilmor to the Student Union, March 28. S ff y that the fail ' re support from th P incial Sec t y Off I th U ty p d f dby th B d fGoverno I i p ssed on Ja y24th, 1969. It st Th he U sity of Guelph c t to collect a St d t U ion fee at h Fl g t t p d b h If f d q est oftheStudents'UnionC I P di gmodificati f h emb h p I fth L tt P t t fth St d t UnionIncorporated,students h g ' iti gf mtheSt d t 'U b f h R gst t h II tb bi tt th p yment of th said fee.