"CONTENTdm"@en . "University Publications"@en . "2015-07-13"@en . "1967-10-25"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/senmin/items/1.0115569/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " Wednesday, October 25, 19t>7.\n3814\nThe second regular meeting of the Senate of the University of\nBritish Columbia for the Session 1967-68 was held on Wednesday,\nOctober 25, 1967 at 8.00 p.m. in the Board and Senate Room,\nAdministration Building.\nPresent: Dean W. H. Gage (Chairman), Dean W. M. Armstrong, Dr. C S.\nBelshaw, Dr. M. Bloom, Mr. R. M. Bibbs, Mr. F. K. Bowers, Mr. D. M.\nBrousson, Mr. W. T. Brown, Mr. C. M. Campbell Jr., Dr. J. D. Chapman,\nDr. R. M. Clark, Dean I. McTaggart-Cowan, Dr. D. H. Copp, Dean C F.\nCurtis, Miss K. Emmott, Dr. S. M. Friedman, Dean J. A. F. Gardner,\nDr. W. C. Gibson, The Hon. Howard C Green, Dr. N. A. Hall, Dean D. M.\nHealy, Mr. W. L. Holland, Dr. D. T. Kenny, Mr. R. R. Larsen, Rev. E. C.\nLebel, Mr. S. L. Lipson, Mr. S. Lefeaux, Dean S. Wah Leung, Dr. A. J.\nMcClean, Dean Helen McCrae, Dean J. F. McCreary, Mr. Justice J.\nMacDonald, Dr. C A. McDowell, Dr. J. R. Mcintosh, Mr. I. S. McNairn,\nMr. D. F. Manders, Mr. G. Mate, Mr. John R. Meredith, Mr. D. F. Miller,\nDr. Finlay A. Morrison, Dr. H. P. Oberlander, Dean V. J. Okulitch,\nDr. A. J. Renney, Dean B. E. Riedel, Mr. J. Victor Rogers, Dr. R. D.\nRussell, Dean N. V. Scarfe, Dr. A. D. Scott, Dr. R. F. Sharp,\nDean M. Shaw, Dr. D. V. Smiley, Dr. J. H. C Smith, Mr. E. Douglas\nSutcliffe, Dr. C H. N. Towers, Mr. M. Waldman, Dr. Wm. A. Webber,\nDean P. H. White, Dr. S. H. Zbarsky.\nVisitors: Mr. Knute Buttedahl, Mr. A. Myers, Mr. J. Banham.\nMessages of regret for their inability to attend were received\nfrom Chancellor J. M. Buchanan, Mr. S. Black, Mr. C B. Bourne,\nMr. D. A. Freeman, Mr. J. Guthrie, Mr. J. McGechaen, Mrs. H. J. MacKay,\nDr. W. Opechowski, Dr. C J. Parfitt, Mr. B. Stuart Stubbs, Rev. W. S.\nTaylor, Mrs. B. E. Wales, Mr. D. R. Williams.\nMinutes of the Previous Meeting\nMr. Miller ) That the minutes of the first regular\nDr. Belshaw ) meeting of Senate for the Session 1967-68\nheld on September 6, 1967 having been\ncirculated be taken as read and adopted. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3815\nMinutes of the Previous Meeting (Continued)\nDr. Belshaw in seconding the motion pointed out that the\nresolution on Page 3807 under the heading of Administrative Structure,\nHealth Sciences Centre, should be amended to make it clear that it was\nthe intention to refer this problem to the Faculties as well as to the\nDeans and Directors of the Faculties and Schools.\nWith the amendment the motion was then carried.\nSenate Membership\nThe Chairman welcomed the new members of Senate including the\nreplacements for those members elected by the Faculties on leave of\nabsence, namely Mr. S. L. Lipson replacing Dr. W. D. Finn, representative of the Faculty of Applied Science and Dr. A. J. McClean\nreplacing Mr. K. M. Lysyk, representative of the Faculty of Law. He\nalso welcomed Dr. H. P. Oberlander replacing Dr. J. A. Jacobs who had\nresigned from the University.\nThe Chairman then explained that Professor W. L. Holland,\nDr. D. V. Smiley, Professor I. McNairn and Dr. S. Black had been added\nto the members of representatives of the joint faculties as required\nby Section 23 (j) Division (5) of the Universities Act in view of the\naddition of four student members to Senate. It was agreed that the\nthree members of the joint faculty representatives on leave, namely\nDr. Stewart, Dr. Rosenbluth and Dr. Norris, would be replaced by\nProfessor W. Opechowski, Dr. R. D. Russell and Professor J. McGechaen,\nrespectively. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3816\nSenate Membership (Continued)\nDean Curtis ) That the above replacements and additions\nDr. Gibson ) to Senate membership be approved.\nCarried\nStudent Membership\nThe Chairman introduced the four student members, Mr. R. R.\nLarsen, Mr. M. Waldman, Miss K. Emmott and Mr. G. Mate.\nDr. Webber ) That the student members elected to\nDr. McDowell ) represent the student body be accepted.\nCarried\nBusiness Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting\nReport of the Nominating Committee on Membership of\nCommittees of Senate\nThe Chairman explained that the Nominating Committee elected at\nthe previous meeting of Senate had made recommendations for\nreplacements and additions to membership of Committees of Senate.\nHe pointed out that the Committee had suggested that the Chairman\nmake one nomination to the Executive Committee and that he had\nnominated Dr. McDowell, in consultation with other members of the\nCommittee, to replace Dr. Stewart.\nThe Chairman also mentioned a suggestion he had made that the\nExecutive Committee be renamed the \"Agenda Committee\" since its\nfunction was basically to arrange the agenda. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3817\nBusiness Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting\nReport of the Nominating Committee on Membership of\nCommittees of Senate (Continued)\nDean Scarfe ) That the recommendations of the Nominating\nDr. Morrison ) Committee on Membership of Committees of\nSenate be accepted.\nCarried\nStudent membership on Committees of Senate was then discussed.\nThe Nominating Committee had made recommendations but the Chairman\nsuggested that the students be given the opportunity to express\ntheir interests in this connection. After a brief discussion the\nfollowing motion was put.\nDean Scarfe ) That the Nominating Committee make\nDean Cowan ) appointments on behalf of Senate, after\nconsultation with the students and report\nto Senate at its next meeting.\nCarried\nOpposition was expressed concerning this procedure being followed\nin connection with the Committee on Role and Organization of\nSenate. It was felt that this was a special situation in which\nthe other members had been nominated by Senate and elected by\nwritten ballot. The suggestion was that this Committee be dealt\nwith by election.\nMr. Bibbs ) That nominations be received for an\nDr. Clark ) additional member of the Committee on Role\nand Organization of Senate. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3818\nBusiness Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting\nReport of the Nominating Committee on Membership of\nCommittees of Senate (Continued)\nIn reply to an enquiry, the Chairman informed Senate that he had\nresigned from the position of Chairman of the Committee on Role\nand Organization of Senate and that the Committee had elected\nanother member of the Committee, Professor Bourne, to replace him.\nHe would still serve as a member of the Committee.\nAfter further discussion it was agreed that the motion be amended\nto read:\nThat a student be nominated to serve\non the Committee of Role and Organization\nof Senate.\nThe motion was then carried,\nMr. Bibbs then nominated Mr. Waldman.\nDean Curtis ) That the nominations cease.\nDean Scarfe )\nCarried\nMr. Waldman was then declared a member of the Committee on Role\nand Organization of Senate.\nDean Curtis ) That the Committee known as the \"Senate\nMr. Brown ) Executive Committee\" be renamed the \"Senate\nAgenda Committee\".\nCarried\nThe Chairman referred to the additional committees that the\nNominating Committee had suggested. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3819\nBusiness Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting\nReport of the Nominating Committee on Membership of\nCommittees of Senate (Continued)\nDean Scarfe ) That the Committee on the Role and\nMr. Waldman ) Organization of Senate be asked to consider\nthe recommendations of the Nominating\nCommittee concerning new committees and the\nterms that the Chairmen of the Committees\nof Senate should serve.\nCarried\nCampus Plan\nThe Chairman informed Senate that arrangements had been made for\nMr. Don Stover, of Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons, of San Francisco\n(the consultants in connection with the campus master plan) to\nexplain the plan to members of Senate. The Chairman also explained that the Property Committee of the Board would be pleased to\nconfer with a committee of Senate of comparable size to the\nProperty Committee. He suggested that this should wait until the\ncampus plan had been seen by Senate.\nIt was agreed that November 15 would be a suitable evening if it\ncould be arranged and that it would be left to the discretion of\nthe Chair to make other arrangements if necessary.\nIt was suggested that it would be helpful if there could be some\nindication from the Property Committee as to what extent the\nBoard of Governors were already committed to the plan. The\nChairman stated that he understood that the plan in itself had\nbeen accepted in general but that details could be changed from\ntime to time. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3820\nBusiness Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting\nSummer Session Committee\nThe Chairman explained that he considered the present Summer\nSession Committee's function was with the Summer Session\nprogramme in its present form. He felt that this was not really\nwhat Dean Cowan and Dr. Belshaw had in mind and said that he would\nprefer to discuss the terms of such a Committee with Dean Cowan\nand Dr. Belshaw.\nThe question was raised as to whether the institution of a\ntrimester system had been considered. The Chairman explained\nthat the Committee would be considering more than just Summer\nSession itself and that this question would inevitably come up.\nPositioning of the Clock Tower\nThe Chairman explained that the Board of Governors had asked him\nto confer with the Chief Architect to ensure that the Clock Tower\nwould not be put in any position that might interfere with future\nbuildings. He assured Senate that this would by done.\nThe Chairman explained that the proposed Clock Tower was a gift\nand that no University funds were involved.\nThe Chairman promised to inform Senate where the Clock Tower would\nbe positioned as soon as a decision was made. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3821\nBusiness Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting\nProposed Administration of Health Sciences Centre\nThe Chairman recommended that there be no further consideration\nof the administrative arrangements in the Health Sciences Centre\nat the present time but that experience should be gained over the\nnext year before any final decisions were made and that in the\nmeantime the Co-ordinating Committee should elect a Chairman from\namong its members to continue to operate as it had done over the\npast year.\nDean Cowan ) That Senate approve that the administration\nDean McCreary ) of the Health Sciences proceed on an interim\nbasis as described by the Chairman of Senate\non this date.\nCarried\nPriorities\nWith reference to the Senate meeting of May 24 and the resolution\nthat a New Department of Linguistics be established in the Faculty\nof Arts, concern was expressed at the notification from the Board\nof Governors that this proposal was accepted and that it would be\ninstituted when funds were available. It was felt that this was\na matter of considerable urgency and that failure to establish a\nDepartment of Linguistics on the campus would hold up developments\nin the Department of Anthropology and Sociology as well as in\nother Departments.\nDr. Belshaw ) That Senate request the Board of Governors\nProfessor Holland ) to give the establishment of a Department\nof Linguistics high priority in the budget\nfor 1968-69. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3822\nBusiness Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting\nPriorities (Continued)\nDr. McDowell was in agreement with such a motion but did not feel\nthat one item should be singled out as there were so many other\ndepartments that deserved priority. He suggested that a Committee\non Academic Resources be established.\nThe Chairman explained that the present procedure was that the\nBoard discussed such matters with the Deans of the Faculties in\nan effort to establish priorities.\nThe motion was then revised to read:\nThat recommendations from Senate to\nthe Board of Governors which involved\nfinancial expenditure should be referred\nto the proposed Committee for recommendations as to priorities.\nIt was pointed out that if Senate were to consider priorities\nfor matters of this kind it would be necessary to include details\nof expenditures in proposals for new programmes submitted to\nSenate.\nA member stated that he felt it would be of value to have Senate's\nrecommendations on priorities to help the Board in their\ndeliberations.\nAfter further discussion the motion was withdrawn. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3823\nBusiness Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting\nPriorities (Continued)\nMr. Brown ) That the Committee on the Role and\nDr. Belshaw ) Organization of Senate be asked to establish\nterms of reference for a Committee on\nPriorities, to be brought before Senate at\nthe December meeting.\nAfter further discussion the motion was carried.\nNotification of Approval by the Board of Governors\nof Senate Recommendations\n(a) The payment of a contribution towards travel expenses to\nrecipients of honorary degrees, and for the purpose of determining the amount of the grant, that economy air fare be the\napproximate standard.\n(b) The Master of Arts Programme in Religious Studies.\n(c) The offering of the course English 303 by the Department of\nExtension, in Kelowna, during the 1967-68 Winter Session.\n(d) The offering of the new course Geology 506 Structural Petrology\nof Deformed Rocks by the Faculty of Graduate Studies to be given\nin 1967-68 and alternate years thereafter.\n(e) Recommendations set out in Appendix A of the Minutes of Senate\nfor May 24, 1967, involving no additional budgetary provision\nwere approved.\nIn reply to a query concerning the calendar and those items that had\nnot as yet received financial approval, the Chairman explained that\nthese items may have to go into the calendar with a note to the effect\nthat they may not be offered in the 1968-69 Session.\nAnnual Financial Report of the University, 1966-67\nAs required under Section 50 of the Universities Act, the Board\nof Governors had forwarded to Senate a copy of the Annual Financial\nReport, Balance Sheet and Financial Statements of the University,\nMarch 31, 1967. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3824\nReports of Committees of Senate\n(a) Committee on Professors Emeriti\nThe Committee had recommended that the following be granted\nemeritus status as indicated:\nDr. Phyllis G. Ross, Chancellor Emerita\nDr. B. A. Eagles, Dean Emeritus of Agriculture\nDr. A. W. Matthews, Dean Emeritus of Pharmacy\nMr. Harry Adaskin, Professor Emeritus of Music\nDr. Dorothy Dallas, Professor Emerita of French\nDr. D. C B. Duff, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology\nDr. F. A. Forward, Professor Emeritus of Metallurgy\nDr. B. C Griffith, Professor Emeritus of Forestry\nMiss H. E. Mallory, Professor Emerita of Nursing\nMiss M. E. MacFarlane, Associate Professor Emerita\nof Home Economics\nDean Curtis ) That the recommendations of the Committee\nDr. Renney ) on Professors Emeriti be approved.\nCarried\n(b) Honorary Degrees Committee\nThe Committee had recommended that invitations be extended to the\nfollowing persons to receive degrees at the Spring Congregation\n1968, in addition to those approved by Senate at its previous\nmeeting:\nDean Blythe A. Eagles,\nRetired Dean of Agriculture.\nDean A. W. Matthews,\nRetired Dean of Pharmacy. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3825\nReports of Committees of Senate\n(b) Honorary Degrees Committee (Continued)\nSir Charles Seymour Wright\nDr. Adelaide Sinclair\nDr. Walter Gropius\nDean McCreary spoke briefly on the achievements of the proposed\nrecipients, mentioning the long service of both Dean Eagles and\nDean Matthews, the close association with the University of Sir\nCharles Seymour Wright; he referred to Dr. Adelaide Sinclair as\nan outstanding woman who had been an honours graduate in Political\nScience, and finally, Dr. Walter Gropius, an architect of\ninternational renown.\nThe Committee had recommended that with the exception of Sir\nCharles Seymour Wright, who had been recommended for a D.Sc.\n(honoris causa), the proposed recipients should receive the degree\nof LL.D. (honoris causa). However, after a short debate it was\ndecided that Dean Eagles and Dean Matthews, who had both served\nthe University in scientific fields, should be given the degree\nof D.Sc. (honoris causa).\nDean Curtis ) That the degree of D.Sc, (honoris causa)\nDean McCreary ) be granted to Dean Blythe A. Eagles, Dean\nA. W. Matthews and Sir Charles Seymour Wright\nand that Dr. Adelaide Sinclair and Dr. Walter\nGropius be awarded the degree of LL.D.\n(honoris causa).\nCarried Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3826\nReports of Committees of Senate\n(b) Honorary Degrees Committee (Continued)\nIt was pointed out that this item was confidential until such time\nas the invitations had been extended to the individuals.\nIn reply to a query the Chairman confirmed that a person could not\nreceive an honorary degree unless he attended the ceremony.\n(c) Admissions Committee\n(1) Admission Requirements\nThe Chairman explained that due to lack of space and resources\nit was essential to warn the secondary schools that it may be\nnecessary to limit enrolment in September 1968 and thereafter.\nBoth Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria\nwere in the same position. He made it clear that the\nUniversity of British Columbia did not wish to make a definite\nstatement at this time but simply wished to ensure that the\nsecondary schools were aware of the possibility that students\nwith the minimum requirements may not necessarily be admitted.\nDean Cowan ) That the recommendation of the Admissions\nDr. Clark ) Committee that the following statement be\napproved and that this statement be included\nin the 1968-69 Calendar under the heading\n\"Admission Requirements\".\n* \"The University reserves the right to limit enrolment in 1968-69\nand thereafter if its facilities and resources are inadequate.\nIt follows therefore that the University may not be able to accept\nall applicants who meet the minimum requirements as laid down in\nthis Calendar. This provision applies both to students applying\nfor admission for the first time and to those applying for\nreadmission.\" Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3827\nReports of Committees of Senate\n(c) Admissions Committee\n(1) Admission Requirements (Continued)\nA brief discussion followed and after it had been made clear\nthat the last sentence concerning students applying for\nreadmission would only apply to those who had failed a year,\nthe motion was carried.\n(2) Admission Requirements for B.C. Grade 12 (Page A30, 1967-68\nCalendar) Replacements of Sections 1 (a), (b) and (c)\nThe Registrar explained that it had been decided to amend\nthe present Calendar statement which had been misinterpreted\nin terms of the new senior secondary school programme. The\nAdmissions Committee recommended the following Calendar\nstatement:\n\"Subject to the reservation noted earlier,* applicants will\nbe eligible to be considered for admission who obtain an\naverage of at least 60% on recommended grades from an\naccredited senior secondary school or on a combination of\nschool grades and gradings on examinations conducted by the\nDepartment of Education and are considered by the Admissions\nCommittee to give promise of success in university studies.\"\nSome members of Senate felt that the Calendar statement\nshould state positively whether a student with 60% would or\nwould not be admitted, and it was suggested that the first\nsentence should be amended to read \"An applicant will be\nadmitted who, subject to the reservations noted earlier,*\nobtains ...\" Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3828\nReports of Committees of Senate\n(c) Admissions Committee\n(2) Admission Requirements for B.C. Grade 12 (Page A30\n1967-68 Calendar) Replacements of Sections 1 (a), (b) & (c)\n(Continued)\nAfter further discussion,\nDr. Scott ) That the recommendations of the Admissions\nDean Scarfe ) Committee that the Calendar statement on\nAdmissions Requirements for B.C. Grade 12\n(Page A30, 1967-68 Calendar) amended to read\nas follows, be approved:\n\"An applicant will be admitted who, subject\nto the reservations noted earlier,* obtains\nan average of at least 60% on recommended\ngrades from an accredited senior secondary\nschool or on a combination of school grades\nand gradings on examinations conducted by\nthe Department of Education and is considered by the Admissions Committee to give\npromise of success in university studies.\"\nCarried\n(3) Applicants from Grade 12 in other Canadian Provinces\n(Page A31, Bl)\nMr. Meredith ) That Senate approve the modification of the\nDr. Chapman ) Calendar statement on applicants from\nGrade 12 in other Canadian Provinces\n(Page A31, Bl) as recommended by the\nAdmissions Committee, to read:\n\"Beginning in September 1968 applicants\nholding Grade 12 certificates of other\nCanadian provinces will not be granted\nadvanced credit in a degree programme for\nsubjects of Grade 12, but may, where\nappropriate, be given advanced placement.\"\nIt was reported that as far as Chemistry was concerned this\nmatter had been very carefully considered by six senior\nmembers of the department meeting several times a week for a\nmonth. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3829\nReports of Committees of Senate\n(c) Admissions Committee\nApplicants from Grade 12 in other Canadian Provinces\n(Page A31, Bl) (Continued)\nThe motion was then carried.\n(d) New Programmes Committee\nReport on: a Centre for International Relations and\nReport of the Committee on Asian and Slavonic\n Studies\t\nDean Cowan spoke to the proposal.\nDean Cowan ) That the proposal for an Institute of\nDr. Belshaw ) International Relations and an Institute of\nAsian and Slavonic Studies be approved.\nIn the discussion which followed note was made of the need\nto avoid confusion between the names of the proposed\nInstitutes and those of existing Departments. After\nconsiderable debate it was agreed that no change be made in\nthe intent of the report concerning the principle of having\nthe work of the Institutes predominately in the areas of\nsocial sciences.\nThe motion that the report be approved was then carried.\nCommittee on Prizes, Scholarships and Bursaries\nA summary of the new awards and changes in awards, shown in\nAppendix A had been circulated.\nDean Scarfe ) That the new awards and changes in awards\nDr. Copp ) be accepted, subject to the approval of the\nBoard of Governors, and that letters of\nthanks be sent to the donors.\nCarried Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3830\nProposals from the Faculties\nFaculty of Pharmacy\nThe proposal for curriculum and course changes in the Faculty\nof Pharmacy was explained.\nDean Riedel ) That the proposal of the Faculty of Pharmacy\nDr. Morrison ) that Biochemistry 410 of the Third Year and\nPharmacy 220 of the Second Year be interchanged and that Pharmacy 230 be discontinued\nbe approved.\nCarried\nFaculty of Education\nThe recommendations from the Faculty of Education were explained.\nDean Scarfe ) That the proposal of the Faculty of\nDr. Smith ) Education that Education 400 be offered by\ncorrespondence and that General Science 309\nand Education 406 be offered as extra-\nsessional courses during 1967-68 be\napproved.\nCarried\nCandidates for Degrees and Diplomas\nLists of candidates for degrees to be authorized at this time\nwere circulated. The total number of candidates was 915.\nDean Cowan ) That the candidates be granted the degrees\nDean Scarfe ) for which they were recommended, subject to\nany necessary adjustments in the lists to be\nmade by the Registrar in consultation with\nthe Dean concerned and with the Chairman of\nSenate.\nCarried Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3831\nReview of Graduate Study\nDean Cowan spoke on the contents of the Report. He explained\nthat there had been an increase of about 14% per annum in the enrolment in Graduate Studies since 1963, when it was 953, to 2000 in 1967-\n68. Other universities in Canada were increasing at an even greater\nrate, which gave added cause for concern.\nHe stated that one third of the total graduate registration was\nbeing looked after by one tenth of the members of Faculty and that only\none third of the present Faculty members were involved with supervising\nthe research of students in the Masters and Doctorate programmes.\nIn universities with a longer experience in post graduate studies\nthe proportion of the faculty involved in the direction of research\nstudents is much higher. This in turn reflects a higher level of\npreparation for participating fully in the academic programmes of the\nuniversity. He said that our teaching loads were somewhat heavier than\nthose of the leading universities with the top Graduate Schools in this\ncountry. However, this is not regarded as a primary obstacle to the\neffective development of our graduate sector. Admission standards here\nare high but we are maintaining our growth in spite of this and he saw\nno reason to reduce the standards. Almost all graduate students in the\nsciences and all but 16% of those in other areas receive some financial\nsupport from scholarships, research grants or teaching assistantships. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3832\nReview of Graduate Study (Continued)\nOne problem has been to create the opportunity for students in\nthe humanities and social sciences to proceed with their graduate\nstudies during the summer months as is standard practice in the\nsciences. We have begun providing summer studentships for them and\nalso to obtain an increase in funds from the Canada Council. Provision\nof a more diversified opportunity for formal graduate courses during\nthe summer is another important need.\nStudent housing is still inadequate. However, academic space for\nFaculty and Graduate Students on campus was the greatest problem.\nOther needs can be more easily met than can this deficiency of office\nand research space in almost all parts of the campus.\nThe Chairman thanked Dean Cowan for his enthusiastic presentation.\nDr. McDowell ) That the report be received and that\nDr. Oberlander ) Dean Cowan be congratulated on the work\nthat he and his Faculty had done.\nDiscussion followed during which reference was made to an item in\nthe report which mentioned that seventy per cent of the graduate\nstudents depended in part on teaching for their income and that there\nis a strong recommendation that they spend some time as teaching\nassistants. Concern was expressed that the use of graduate teaching\nassistants as sole instructors in charge of undergraduate classes can\nlead to indifferent instruction. A major source of this problem arises\nas a result of inadequate command of English on the part of the\nteaching assistants. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3833\nReview of Graduate Study (Continued)\nThis problem was acknowledged as one constantly in the minds of heads\nof departments as they arrange for meeting the teaching needs of their\ndepartments. A further question was raised as to whether or not the\nundergraduate foreign language requirements were meeting the requirements of the graduate students. The Dean gave his opinion that the\nrequirements were adequate or, where not, could be compensated for in\nthe preparation of graduate students for their research task.\nThe motion was then carried.\nReport on Registration\nA report on registration for the 1967-68 session was received for\ninformation.\nReport of the Director of the Department of Extension\nMr. Buttedahl spoke briefly on the report referring to the closer\nworking relationship which their Department had established with\nseveral faculties during the course of the year. The Department had\ninaugurated several very important new programme areas; had appointed\nprofessionally qualified people in both Applied Science and Law and\nhad organized new courses and continuing education programmes in these\nparticular areas.\nThe report was received for information and the Chairman\ncongratulated the Department of Extension on the fine work they had\ndone throughout the year. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3834\nReport of the Director of the Department of Extension (Continued)\nThe Chairman suggested that any questions could be brought up at the\nnext meeting of Senate or be referred to Mr. Buttedahl.\nOther Business\nThe question of the language requirement for the B.A. Degree was\nraised but as this had been discussed by Senate and referred back to\nthe Faculty of Arts for further consideration it was not in order to\nreintroduce the matter at this time.\nIt was suggested that since there was widespread interest on the\npart of students in discussions of Senate, both the Agenda and a list\nof Senate decisions be made available as soon as possible for report\nto the Student body.\nMr. Waldman, on behalf of the four student senators, thanked\nSenate for giving them the opportunity to come to Senate and hoped they\nwould be able to make a useful contribution.\nMr. Waldman ) That the Senate's meetings and all its\nMr. Larsen ) proceedings be made public with the proviso\nthat upon the request of two thirds of the\nattending members the current business be\ndealt with in camera.\nReference was made to the report of the Bourne Committee which\nhad recommended that if physically possible there should be a gallery\nto Senate admissible by ticket from the Secretary to Senate. It was\nreported that at the Faculty Association this recommendation had been\ndebated and on a mailed ballot the vote was in favour of some form of\npublic gallery. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3835\nOther Business (Continued)\nIt was suggested that an interpretation of \"public\" was that\nstudents and faculty and non-members of Senate would be able to come\nand observe proceedings and that a representative of the Ubyssey would\nbe allowed to attend and to publish reports on Senate proceedings.\nThe Chairman explained that this matter had not yet been discussed\nbut would be because of the Faculty Association's recommendation.\nAfter further discussion there was a motion to refer.\nDr. Copp ) That this matter be referred to the Committee\nDr. Webber ) on the Role and Organization of Senate for\nreport to a later meeting of Senate.\nCarried\nFraternities and Sororities\nThe Chairman raised the question of discrimination in Fraternities\nand Sororities.\nIt was explained that in February 1962 the following statement\nhad been approved by Senate.\n\"The University recognizes the right of any group who primary purpose\nis social, such as men's and women's fraternities, to choose its\nmembership from among people who are personally compatible. The\ntraditions of University membership to select or reject persons for or\nfrom membership in a social group on other than the basis of their\nindividual personal qualities. Specifically, the University regards\nexclusion of persons from membership in men's and women's fraternities\nfor reasons of racial origin as incompatible with the traditions of the\nUniversity, and regards limitation of membership to adherents of a\nspecific religious faith to be acceptable only where adherence to such\nfaith is a bona fide tenet of the organization.\" Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3836\nFraternities and Sororities (Continued)\nIn February 1966 Senate had requested that this policy be restated\nto each organization concerned and that each fraternity and sorority\nassociated with the University be informed that Senate policy would be\nfully enforced as from September 1967.\nThe Secretary reported that all Fraternities and Sororities had\nsubmitted letters affirming their adherence to the principles set out\nby the Senate.\nAfter further discussion it was agreed that the Senate policy and\na list of the Fraternities and Sororities be published.\nThere was no other business.\nThe Meeting adjourned at 11.10 p.m.\nThe next meeting will be Wednesday, December 13, 1967 at\n8.00 p.m.\nSecretary\nConfirmed\nOsSxtJcZtX Vr\nChairman Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3837\nAPPENDIX A\nSummary of New Awards and Changes\nin Awards Recommended to Senate\nNew Awards\nThe Ahepa Prize\nA prize of $100, gift of Gladstone Chapter No. C J. 6, Order of\nAhepa (Anglo Hellenic Educational Progressive Association), will be\nawarded annually to the student in the Third or Fourth Year with the\nmost outstanding record in Greek.\nMax and Susie Dodek Medical Scholarship\nA scholarship of $100, gift of Max and Susie Dodek, is offered\nannually in the Faculty of Medicine to students proceeding to the\ndegree of M. D. It will be awarded annually, on the recommendation of\nthe Faculty, to a student who has completed at least one year and who\nhas an outstanding record of achievement.\nThe Joseph L. Jackson Prize in Anatomy\nA prize of a copy of the Pernkopf Atlas of Topographical Anatomy to a\nstudent in first year with high standing in Anatomy. The Prize is\nawarded in honor of Dr. Joseph L. Jackson, long-time Professor of\nAnatomy at the University of Saskatchewan, by a former student.\nThe Faculty of Law Legal Writing Prize\nA prize of $100 provided by the Faculty of Law is awarded annually for\nthe best piece of legal writing done by a law student. The work submitted may be on any subject relating to law and may be done independently or to fulfil a course requirement. All contributions will be\nmade available to the editors of the Law Review. Further details of\nthe competition will be announced at the beginning of the session.\nThe Standard Oil Company of California Scholarship in\nChemical Engineering\nThis scholarship of $750, gift of Standard Oil Company of California,\nis offered to undergraduates in any year of Chemical Engineering.\nSelection of the winner will be made on the recommendation of the\nDepartment. Wednesday, October 25, 1967.\n3838\nSummary of New Awards and Changes\nin Awards Recommended to Senate (Continued)\nChanges in Awards\nThe Boughton, Anderson, Dunfee & Mortimer Prize in Law\nCommencing April 1968, increased from $50 to $100.\nValcartier Camp Chapter, I.O.D.E.\nAdditional bursary for one year only of $100 for a handicapped student,"@en . "Periodicals"@en . "Vancouver (B.C.)"@en . "UBC_Senate_Minutes_1967_10_25"@en . "10.14288/1.0115569"@en . "English"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "[Vancouver : University of British Columbia Senate]"@en . 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