Gazette, 1977-11-04

              Vol. 10, No. 5, St John's, Newfoundland, Friday, November 4,1977
Ceremony of Introduction
The Ceremony of Introduction
of Dr. Cyril Francis Poole, new Principal of the Memorial University of
Newfoundland Regional College at
Corner Brook, took place Thursday,
November 3, at 8 p.m., in the Regional
College Auditorium.
Addresses were given by President Morgan and Dr. Poole. The
College and Community Choir, under
the direction of the Director of Music,
Mr. Wayne Rodgers, performed a number of vocal selections appropriate to
the occasion.
Dr. Poole succeeds the first principal, Dr. Arthur M. Sullivan, who
returned to the St. John's Campus and
is now Director of Extension.
Dr. Poole, 52, has had a distinguished academic career. He was Dean
of Arts and Science at Mount Allison
University, Sackville, New Brunswick,
from 1967 to 1970 and its Vice-
President (Academic) from 1969 to
1972.
Born in Pilley's Island, 1925, Dr.
Poole was educated there and went on
to Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, graduating in 1953 with the
degree of Bachelor of Arts (First Class
Honours) in Philosophy and winning
the university Gold Medal in Philosophy. He obtained the Master of
Arts degree in Philosophy from the
University of Toronto in 1954 and his
Ph.D. in Philosophy and Political
Science from the University of
Toronto in 1957.
Dr. Poole was Associate Professor and Head of the Philosophy
Department at Bishop's University,
Lennoxville, Quebec, from 1957 until
1965. In 1965, he joined the faculty
of Mount Allison University serving as
Head of the Philosophy Department
until 1969. In addition to his post of
Dean of Arts and Science and Vice-
President (Academic), Dr. Poole was
also Massey Professor of Philosophy at
the university. He was a member of
the Atlantic Provinces Inter-University
Committee on the Sciences,
1967-1971; the Committee of Atlantic
Vice-Presidents, 1969-1972; Chairman,
Atlantic Region, Canada Council
Special M.A. Scholarship Programme,
1972-1976; and a member of the
National Selection Committee, Canada
Council Special M.A, Programme,
1972-1976. From 1972-1975, Dr.
Poole was President of the Humanities
Association of Canada. He holds memberships in a number of learned
societies including the Newfoundland
Historical Society and has published
articles and reviews.
Dr. Poole is married to the
former Jean Parsons, R.N. and they
have three children:  Janet, Deborah
and Stephen.
The Regional College at Corner
Brook opened for classes in September
1975. It serves students from the
western portion of the Island of Newfoundland and Labrador. Courses are
offered in first and second year Arts
and Science but the final years of the
programmes have to be completed at
the St. John's Campus.
This Semester there are 355 first
year and 263 second year students at
the Regional College, as well as 28
part-time .day students. In addition,
approximately 420 people are taking
non-credit courses offered by the
Extension Service with another 300
students enrolled in the Division of
Part-time Credit Studies.
Accreditation for Social Work
Dr. J.V. Thompson, director of
the School of Social Work has
announced the accreditation of the
B.S.W. programme by The Canadian
Association of Schools of Social Work.
The CASSW has accredited the
school for a period of five years. It
enables M.U.N. graduates to continue
working for subsequent degrees, or
seek positions in their field anywhere
in Canada.
It is the intention of the School
Pianist to perform
The Department of Music will
sponsor a concert by pianist Neil van
Allen, on Sunday, November 6 at 8:30
p.m. in the Little Theatre on the
Memorial University campus. Mr. van
Allen, who is a well known recitalist in
both Canada and Great Britain, is
Associate Professor in the Department
of Music and Instructor in Piano.
The programme will include
works by Liszt, Schubert and Tchai-
kowsky as well as a complete performance of "Pictures from an Exhibition" by Moussorgsky. Mr. van Allen
has received many honours throughout
his career. He has been made a Fellow
of the Guildhall School of Music, an
honour limited to 100 lifetime members. He has received the Harriet
Cohen Commonwealth Medal and the
Worshipful Company of Musicians'
Medal for his performances as a recitalist. He recently was heard as soloist
with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra
in a performance of the Khatchaturian
Piano Concerto on CBC radio.
Admission to the concert is
$3.00 for the general public and $2.00
for students and pensioners.
to produce capable professional people
in the field of social work, people
prepared to practice in rural Newfoundland.
Dr. Thompson feels that the
curriculum is in need of an additional
introductory course, describing the
functions of a social worker within our
society. This will enable the junior
student to make an intelligent career
choice.
Graduates of the, sc^9jo| &m
employed by various agencje%^0jKgjfei
out Newfoundland and,; Lafe^adf^f,
They are working in hospitals, social
services, corrections, mental health
and many other programmes serving
the needs of people in our province.
There are now two accredited
universities in Atlantic Canada. The
Universite de Moncton having received
its accreditation last year.
Honorary Degree
for Former Head
Geology
Dr. E.R. Ward Neale, former
Head of the Department of Geology at
Memorial University is to receive an
Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from
the University of Calgary, Alberta.
The degree will be conferred at
the University of Calgary's Fall Convocation on November 4.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Dr.
Neale was educated at McGill and Yale
Universities. He is currently a research
scientist with the Institute of Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology.
Dr. Neale was head of
Memorial's Geology Department from
1968 until 1976. He lias also worked
as geologist and as a special assistant to
the deputy minister's office with the
Geological Survey of Canada. He has
served as president of the Geological
Association of Canada; vice-president
and president of the Canadian Geoscience Council and vice president of
the northeast section of the Geological
Society of America. He has been
director of the Canadian Geological
Foundation; and associate editor of
the Canadian Journal of Earth
Sciences, Geoscience Canada and
Applied Geology.
Dr. Neale recently received the
Bancroft Award of the Royal Society
of Canada.
Fall Convocation
Fall Convocation will take place Saturday, December 3 in the St. John's
Arts and Culture Centre. The ceremonies will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The following will be the order of the conferring of degrees.
Saturday, December 3rd, at 10:30 a.m.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours and General), including those receiving the degree
conjointly with the Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Science (Honours and General), including those receiving the degree
conjointly with the Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Medical Science
Doctor of Medicine
Master of Arts
Master of Philosophy
Master of Science
Master of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Saturday, December 3rd, 3:00 p.m.
Bachelor of Arts (Education)
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Physical Education, including those receiving the degree conjointly
with the Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Vocational Education
Master of Education
Master of Physical Education
NOTE:   Those   receiving   conjoint   degrees,   with   the  exception  of B.P.E.
candidates, must attend two ceremonies.