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CHANGE NEEDED'-MAC
OTTAWA (UNS) — UBC President John
Macdonald said Wednesday his resignation
will be a good thing for the university.
"We have had a very heavy development
program over the past five years," he said.
"With the new institutions in B.C., the
university will be moving into a new phase."
He thought this was a good time for a
leadership change and a new look at problems coming up.
"I think universities do need a change in
leadership from time to time," he said.
Macdonald continued to deny that his resignation had anything to do with reports of
differences between himself and the provincial government.
He did voice disapproval of the federal
government's proposal to put university
financing in provincial hands through tax
transfer.
He said UBC needs increased capital funds,
but pointed out that all universities share
this problem.
Macdonald stated that he had been thinking of resigning for two or thrqe months.
He said there is no trouble between himself and the staff of the university.
He said there is nothing personal in his
decision.
When asked why he felt there is need for
a change, Macdonald pointed out that the
average tenure of a president in the U.S. is
less than three years.
Macdonald has held the UBC post for only
four years.
Previous president Norman MacKenzie
held the post for 18 years.
Macdonald was attending a meeting of
Canadian universities and college heads in
(Continued on Page 2)
See: CHANGE
Vol. XIVIII, No. 18 VANCOUVER, B.C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1966 «^=S*>48 224-3916
LAMENTED BY SOME and cheered by others, UBC president John B. Macdonald's decision to leave the president's
seat caused a sensation in academic and political circles
here. Why he is leaving is still to be answered.
be continuing his education
work in Canada.
Macdonald will continue as
president until June tout will
be assisted by two deputies,
inter-faculty affairs dean Walter Gage, and applied science
dean William Armstrong.
Nemetz said a four or five
man board of governors committee will be named Nov. 3
to find a new president.
Leader of B.C. Liberals Ray
(Continued on Page 2)
See: RESIGNATION
NATHAN NEMETZ
. . . learned Friday
Leaders lament
Macs decision
By TOM MORRIS
Tragic. Disappointing. Unprecedented. Sorrowful.
Leaders on campus and around the province reacted this
way Wednesday when told UBC president John Macdonald
had quit.
"As premier of the province I regret it very much," said
premier W. A. C. Bennett in Ottawa. "It came as a surprise
to me."
Education minister Les
Peterson, also at an Ottawa
conference, said he concurred
with the premier's remarks.
He paid tribute to Macdonald's achievements.
"We are grateful for what
he has done for higher education in B.C.," Peterson said.
"I'm very disappointed," said
opposition leader Robert Strachan.
"He did an outstanding job
in the whole field of post-secondary education in the province," Strachan said. "Without his advice, we would be
in much worse shape than we
are now in post-secondary-education."
Strachan was asked why he
thought Macdonald resigned.
"There may be many reasons," he said.
"He was not given a fair
opportunity from the provin
cial government to do the job
at UBC that he wanted to do."
"It was a very progressive
presidency in view of his financial limits," Strachan said.
Macdonald, in his letter of
resignation dated Oct. 20, said
he was quitting to devote himself to other tasks.
His resignation is effective
June 30, 1967.
Board of Governor's chairman Nathan Nemetz said the
board received Macdonald's
resignation Friday.
He said the board had met
with Macdonald and asked
him to reconsider his decision.
"However, since he had determined to pursue other activities in the field of education we were unable to dissuade him."
Nemetz said that during discussions with Macdonald, the
president indicated he would
Nobody expected
Mac's resignation
By BONI LEE
"It caught me by surprise.
It was the last thing in the
world I expected."
This was the reaction of one
student to the unexpected announcement Wednesday o f
UBC president John Macdonald's resignation.
It was typical.
Students greeted the announcement with shock and
disbelief when interviewed by
The Ubyssey.
"I don't believe you," said
Sara Gayman, Arts 1.
Many students expressed
sympathy for Macdonald.
One girl said, "It's too
much for one guy."
A first year commerce student said, "It's too bad the
whole board of governors
didn't resign and Macdonald
stayed."
"I think many of the things
Macdonald has done have
been for the university."
He blamed many of the
problems of the university on
the board.
Students frequently asked,
"Why?" and "What's going to
happen?"
A fourth-year science student suggested the real reason
for Macdonald's resignation
was heavy student criticism,
especially from the Ubyssey.
A second year arts student
said: "I feel guilty. I didn't go
to his big meeting this fall because it was so nice out."
Judy Varcoe, arts 1, said,
"Action is the best means of
getting results, but it's not going to change the situation."
BACK
TO MAC
SEE PAGES 5, 6, 7 Page 2
THE UBYSSEY
Thursday, October 27, 1966
GREAT PUMPKIN FILLED with cement and coated with
grease is engineers' contribution to Hallowe'en festivities
in the library. Difficult-to-dislodge pumpkin was one of
dozens left Wednesday.
Consultant studies
residence plans
The student residence committee formed by student
council had its first meeting
with architect Reno Negrin
Wednesday.
Negrin has been hired by
the administration to conduct
a feasibility survey for the
proposed new residences.
AMS first vice - president
Charlie Boylan said the meeting was fruitful.
"We exchanged views freely
and have agreed to meet
again. It proved that students
can make constructive contributions to the planning of our
university," Boylan said.
Ray Larsen, AMS housing
co-ordinator, and Judah Shu-
miatcher, a UBC architecture
graduate, also expressed optimism about the potential success of student participation
Resignation
rally Friday
UBC student leaders have
called a student rally for Friday noon to discuss the sudden
resignation of President John
Macdonald.
The rally will take place in
the main lounge of Brock Hall.
AMS executive invited Dean
Walter Gage and a representative of the board of governors
to address the rally. But both
refused.
Other topics to be discussed
at the rally are faculty plans
for student representation in
the senate and board of governors and tuition fees.
in planning a major building
project.
"We plan to see this thing
through," said Larsen. "We
will want to involve other
students, especially resident
students, to make our efforts
successful."
CHANGE
(Continued from Page 1)
Ottawa when the announcement was made public in Vancouver.
He said he has no plans and
no job to go to.
He would like to stay in
Canada.
"There is a great future here
in the expanding field of edua-
tion," Macdonald said.
He expressed an interest in
the field of policy and the relationship of universities and
government.
Macdonald was asked if there
were close relations with Victoria and easy access to the
government.
"I haven't met Premier Bennett frequently, but of course
he isn't the education minister,"
he said.
"I saw Peterson (Education
Minister Leslie Peterson) from
time to time."
"It has been an exciting time,
and a great progress has been
made despite growth difficulties,'' Macdonald said.
He paid tribute to the support and help he received at
UBC from the Board of Governors, faculty, students, and
alumni.
"There is a better climate of
co-operation at UBC than experienced on many campuses in
Canada," he added.
RESIGNATION SAD'
(Continued from Page 1)
Perrault said Macdonald's
move is remarkable".
"His resignation is unprecedented in this time of the university year," Perrault said.
"I hope he hasn't resigned
in complete frustration." If the
lack of finances is the problem
then the board of governors
should give the public a clear
estimate of the facts," he said.
Former UBC president Norman MacKenzie said the sudden resignation is unfortunate
for UBC.
"I always had a high regard
for Dr. Macdonald's ability
and energy and I felt sure
that, given the time and support, he would be a great
president," he said.
UBC alumni association
president Kenneth Martin said
Macdonald's resignation a s
president is a sad situation.
"He has done a tremendous
job both for the university
and the province as a whole.
His loss will be felt by all."
Stuarte Keate, members of
the board of governors, also
felt very sorry. He called the
president outstanding and dedicated.
"He may have been under
pressure from faculty and students. There was also diffi-
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THE UBYSSEY
Page 11
AT INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
Indians dance for fair
BIG CHIEF FEATHERHEAD stomps out a timely sun dance
for Friday's International Fall Fair. The Chief will be one
of the major participants in the two-day Fair this year
featuring the Canadian Indian.
Morals cops clear
Gazette's bad word
LONDON (CUP) — A morality squad probe into alleged
profanity appearing in the
University of Western Ontario's student paper won't result in criminal charges, a
city police spokesman has revealed.
London morality detective
Larry Campbell made the announcement after completing
an investigation of The Gazette.
Police and the UWO president had received an anonymous note complaining of profanity in the student paper.
The note, accompanied by
the paper's Sept. 30 issue, said
in part:
"It is a disgrace that such
dirt is allowed to be printed
by and for our youth. Something should be done about
it ... "
The complaints were apparently directed at a headline
which included the word 'buggered' and at material appearing in Page Five, The Gazette's satire page.
UWO's dean of men has
criticized The Gazette for reflecting badly on the image of
students. Commenting on Page
Five, he said: "I think it's
vulgar."
The newspaper's editor, Jim
Schaeffer, said the controversy is a tribute to his newspaper. "It sure proves one
thing — they're reading it,"
he said.
John Caplan, Gazette managing editor said the paper
seeks "to inform, entertain
and persuade" and contains
nothing which should have an
adverse effect on students.
"Being a university newspaper in a fairly closed society,
we have much more leeway
in our style and content than
a general circulation newspaper has.
"We can't accept the criticism from people other than
students who read the paper.
This paper is put out for the
students and if anyone else
wants to read it, that's their
business, not ours."
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over part of UBC this Friday
and Saturday.
The occasion is the ninth
International Fall Fair at International House and Pan-
Hellenic House.
The Indians will present
native dances and floor shows
in line with the fair's far
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They will have a booth
where visitors may view Indian artifacts worth thousands of dollars.
Visitors will also have the
opportunity to participate in
making Indian handicrafts.
Fall Fair takes place Friday from 7 to 12 p.m. and
Saturday from 2 to 12 p.m.
There will be three floor
shows each day.
Foreign students will present fashion shows in their
native dress. Booths and food
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The fair will conclude with
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among bickering councillors.
"I can't function well without my gavel," he complained several times.
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