School not suited
as college campus

By ALAN SMITH

The college found itself thrust into the news recently in connection
with its involvement in the Hollyburn School affair. Actually, our role in
the whole thing was really rather small.

In earlier discussions with the school board about college facilities
development it was mentioned that if the board did have to close a school
perhaps the college might be interested in renting it for a time.

This was followed by a proposal from the board of possible terms of
such a rental. Members of the college administration then thoroughly
investigated and mooted the proposition.

Wealso made several visits to the school for a close inspection. We
were certainly appreciative of the West Vancouver board’s position and
their problems, but after carefully examining all the possibilities we
concluded the college just could not make good and economic use of the
school if it was closed.

It was basically a matter of the building being unsuitable for a college
operation and of our not being able to utilize enough of it even if such use
would have been economic and efficient. This conclusion and the
administrative recommendation that we could not use the school was
presented to and endorsed by our College Counciland duly transmitted to
the school board.

One of the factors in our considerations of the school rental
proposition was our already well advanced plans for the development of
our own especially designed semi-permanent facilities at the Lynnmour
(formerly called ‘‘Inter-River’’) site.

It shouldbe clearly pointed out once again that even after the main
college centre moves (perhaps temporarily) to Lynnmour, the college
will definitely continue to offer good educational services in West
Vancouver, as has always been the plan.

Until our projected West Vancouver Cypress site can be developed
with permanent buildings, the college will operate both day and night
classes andprograms atSt. David’s Church and West Vancouver Senior
Secondary respectively, or some such combination of spaces in the
community.

College to conduct
special urban study

Capilano College geography department
has been asked by the University of British
Columbia to conduct a special urban study
onthe North Shore and in the West End of
Vancouver. The study, called the
Vancouver Urban Futures Survey, is being
funded by the federal Department of Urban
Affairs.

The survey of opinion in the Greater
Vancouver area is to tabulate the feelings
of a cross-section of citizens on future
urban development in the metropolitan
area.

Dr. Walter Hardwick and the geography
department at UBC have called on the
college department to conduct special in-
depth interviews on the North Shore and
West End. Brian White, a faculty member
in Capilano College geography department,
is co-ordinating the project, which will

involve eight Capilano students in his urban
geography course and also will solicit the
help of district housewives.

White says he and his students were
‘“‘delighted to accept the UBC request.”’
‘‘This is very important for the college and
the community it serves; not only has our
geography department and what we are
doing here been recognized and honoured
by this request from UBC, but the project
willalso enable us to utilize federal funds
to perform an important function for the
North Shore.’’

White hopes that the Capilano College
end of the project will be completed by the
end of May. There will then be a large
formal questionnaire survey in the
summer and the final results of the survey
will be made public jointly by the Capilano
and UBC geography departments.

Calgary
educator
new Dean

A Calgary educator has beennamed dean
of academic studies at Capilano College.

Appointment of Dr. Douglas K. Jardine to
the post was announced by principal A. H.
Glenesk.

Dr. Jardine, 35,is currently director of
the faculty of sciences at Mount Royal
College, Calgary. He takes up his new
position July 1.

“We are delighted that a man with the
obvious administrative and instructional
talents of Dr. Jardine has agreed to join the
faculty of the college,’’ said Glenesk.

“Tam sure that this appointment will
strengthen the academic offerings of the
institution. The appointment also comes at
a critical time inthe history of the college
as we make preliminary plans to
consolidate our college in North and West
Vancouver.”’

Dr. Jardine, father of three sons, has a
Bachelor of Applied Science and
Engineering degree, with honors, from the
University of Toronto and a Doctor of
Philosophy in Chemistry from the
University of Calgary.

A former research engineer with the
Aluminum Company of Canada and senior
high school instructor with the Arvida,
Quebec, Catholic School Board, he joined
the faculty of Mount Royal College in 1967
as an instructor in the division of applied
sciences.

Two years later, he was appointed
director of the faculty of sciences.

A strong advocate of educational
television, he represents Mount Royal
College on the board of directors of
Calgary and Regional Educational
Television.

This spring, he was executive producer
of a 13-week college-level telecourse over
a Calgary television station. The course
was aimed at the community at large.