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

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Press Release March 29 The University of Guelph Students' Union Council, in a five hour emergency meeting Friday night llVlarch 28thl, cancelled the Special General Meeting of the members called for April 1, 1969 to discuss the membership and fees question. Th . . . . . . . . . e meeting was cancelled after the Council received notification from the University that it considered a contractual agreement between the Union and the University unfeasible given the time available before Spring Registration. ain a negotiated contract between the two corporate bodies, the The Council did however reiterate its intention to obt Union and the University, on the collection of fees and other related matters. Only if such a contract should be ratified by both groups would the Council then be prepared to recommend to the members that they adopt a voluntary lopt-inl membership clause as required by the Provincial Secretary. What This eans to You! Well, at Spring Registration over 60 olo of the studentsjoined the union - a large enough number to show that the majority support the union but a small enough number to greatly limit CounciI's income. This weaker financial position means that Council will not be able to initiate new programs or support old ones at their previous level. Therefore the size and quality of all student publications will be reduced. Union Council will attempt to force as many clubs and organizations to become self-supporting as possible. The danger lies in the fact that these forced cutbacks will curtail U.C. leadersh' l h ' ' ' up ro e to t e point where students feel U.C. is irrelevant and unnecessary. Remember - Support your school, support your union, support yourself.

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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.

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Hockey There 's Only One Way to Go in '70 Guys Lets Make Sure We Get There! Good Luck to New Coach. M wwe. 1 A 6 3 s fi? i wma 'S S xr: 69 -