30
years ago
New department heads
June 1973 — The names of five new department
heads are announced this month. Dr. G.R. Skanes is appointed
head of the Department of Psychology and V. Maja takes over
as interim head of the Department of Sociology. S.E. Watts
is appointed as the head of the Department of Commerce and
K.W. Wallace heads up the Department of Educational Administration.
Dr. E.A. Barnsley is the new interim head of the Department
of Biochemistry.
25 years ago
Multimillion NRC facility for Memorial
June 1978 — Memorial is chosen as the site
of a multimillion-dollar research facility for the National
Research Council of Canada (NRC). This will involve establishing
a NRC laboratory with a 60 x 80 meter ice tank for testing
marine structures, ships and oil rigs under a variety of cold
ocean conditions. The new facility will be physically connected
with the Engineering/Geology Building and there will be an
exchange of staff between the two.
20 years ago
Spring convocation all the news
June 1983 — News about spring convocation dominates
the Gazette this month. A record five sessions are
held with 1,204 undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded
and seven honorary degrees. In recognition of the 10th anniversary
of the first Faculty of Medicine graduates and the 15th anniversary
of the medical school, one session was devoted to awarding
MD and graduate degrees in medicine. This convocation also
sees the first PhDs awarded in linguistics and food science.
15 years ago
The working world of Egbert Warren
June 1988 — Folklore professor Dr. Gerald Pocius
brings the life and times of a 19th century grocer/cooper
to public view at the Newfoundland Museum through an exhibit
titled the Working World of Egbert Warren: St. John's at the
Turn of the Century. The exhibit explores the various aspects
of everyday life in the city during the 1880s and centres
around the family of grocer/cooper Egbert Warren. The display
includes reconstruction of 18th century cooperage, grocery
and house interiors and there is a hands-on area for children
to participate in activities like barrel-making and shopkeeping.
10 years ago
Budget balancing under discussion
June 1993 — Memorial is considering a variety
of measures to address a budget shortfall of about $11 million
in an effort to achieve a balanced budget for 1993-94. Details
of the budget crunch and some cost-cutting options to address
the shortfall were recently discussed with union representatives,
student leaders and senior university administrators. Some
cost savings will be realized through reduced salary and benefit
expenditures, including an early retirement incentive program,
non-renewal of contracts and the Workflex program. A tuition
increase of $150 for full-time undergraduate students taking
five courses will come into effect this fall, bringing the
fee for one semester to $1,000.
Five years ago
Men's volleyball team withdraws from Atlantic competition
June 1998 — In an effort to balance its 1998-99
budget, the School of Physical Educaton and Athletics will
withdraw its men's volleyball team from Atlantic varsity competition.
In cross country, swimming and wrestling, Memorial teams will
attend one fewer open competitions than last year. Finally,
the school will no longer fund swimmers who train out of Sir
Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook.
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