University of Victoria - Tower Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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:gi The year that was by Jim Hoffman The student landscape, no less than the campus, continued in its evolution and, as in other recent years, its development had characteristic forms. Student unrestw flared across the world, with war- conscious students at Columbia University jamming 1 Baa' l qu 1 administration halls, 'SNCW Left students in Berlin unsettling the middle classes, and reform-minded French students joining the forces of Labour to bring the nation to virtual halt. In Canada, the degree of involvement that stu- dents should aim at through their elected councils was the hottest topic at the national student level. ln September, at the Canadian Union of Students Congress in London, Gntario, UVic's 1966-67 Student president, Stephen Bigsby, lost his bid for the CUS presidency to Peter Vlarrian, of the Uni- versity of Waterloo. Both the candidates, however, favoured increased student involvement in what they termed the total environment, which meant participation in govern- ing, decision-making bodies of the university, as Elm! m ES! .-'llklla N '31 K

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The integration of the Victoria School of Music with the Fine Arts Music Division, the attraction of notable and extremely competent personnel to teaching positions, and even his hosting of the Vic- toria Symphony concerts on campus were all sig- nificant achievements in this direction. On campus itself, his term will be remembered for the begin- ning of the integrated college system, to start next year, and for the preservation of a combined faculty of arts and science: two significant attempts to establish and encourage interdisciplinary dialogue. Despite these many accomplishments, and the stormy student-administration clashes, Dr. Taylor will be remembered by most students as perhaps the most accessible University President, whose office door was always open to any student.

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well as all forms of national and international polit- ical interest. 'wVarrian's theme, for example, was personal prob- lems are related to public issues. This same attitude showed itself at home: council, under Dave Mcliean, generally maintained a policy of concerted inyolyement. Before September was out, Dave and his yice-president, Frank Frketich, had been barred from a joint-faculties meeting called to discuss a report on the l967 faculty crisis in which students had played a crucial part culminat- ing in a twenty-four hour student sit-in. We felt we had a right as students to hear the discussion, said Dave. llarly in October, council went on record as sup- porting a UVic Hindependent research bodyu for the study of marijuana, a move initiated by Tom Paul. Said Tom: L'Quite a few people on campus are using marijuana. Psychology chairman, Dr. Gordon Hobson, liked the idea, but was squashed by Qttawa narcotic chief R. C. Hammond, whose curiously unscientifie response began: g'There would appear to be no yalue in 'experimental work . . ln December, students got their chance to get their teeth into something that inyolyed the whole com- munity. Under the impressive guidance of Bob Taylor of UVic, the March for Millions brought out ten thousand Victorians, student and non- student alike, to attempt a twenty-seyen mile hike, each mile walked to gain sponsor-paid money for the building of classrooms in impoverished overseas areas. About fB100,000 was raised. UUE .Q g 471,14 z