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OPEN HOUSE COMMITTEE MEETING

NOVEMBER 28th

l: 15 p .m.

NF 203

Present:
Gordon Wilson, Geography
Carol McQuarrie, Music, AUCE rep.
Lynn Kroetlinger, Natural Sciences
Graham Forst, English

Nancy Campbell, The Courier
Hilary Clark, Retail Fashion
Roger Stribley, Art
Marguerite Henry, Physics
Valerie Giles, Principal 's Office

Gordon Wilson chaired the meeting and received a report on the funds which have
been allocated for Open House. From an original budget of $5,000.00, $2,700.00
has already been committed for 10th Anniversary activities, leaving $2,300.00.
The Open House Committee has already approved two projects for funding:
E.C.E. project of $300.00
Sociology/Anthropology project of $300.00
Total left unspent:

$1,700.00

Discussion of suggested events:
College Revue - Hilary Clark reported that she had contacted the Communications
department regarding the possibility of having some faculty members there take
on the task of writing the script for the review. Although two people there
expressed interest in working on it - her inquiries about putting words and music
into production soon met with too many problems and concerns about time involved.
The concensus was to give up trying to produce a large college-wide effort - and
instead concentrate on many individual contributions. With respect to the idea
of doubling the effort for Open House (i.e. in addition to regular activities),
Lois Rennie suggested that faculty be approached regarding having the Open House
projects incorporated into their classes normal workloads.
Art Department - Roger Stribley announced that the Art Department wi 11 be mounting
a special display the weekend of Open House (March 9 - 10) and in addition will
be sponsoring a show of Faculty work at Presentation House March 8 - 17 and also
a show of Student work at the Park Royal Centre Apri 1 2 - 7. He asked that these
dates be advertised during Open House, and also that they be considered for
inclusion in the ads to promote Open House.
Music Department - Carol McQuarrie brought three suggestions to the meeting from
Music faculty. The possible contributions of that department are:
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arrangement of a few student jazz groups to play during OH
hire some of the faculty who are professional musicians to perform
some private lesson teachers wi 11 put on demonstrations and perform
for a nominal fee

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English Department -

Graham Forst delivered a long list of suggestions from English:

1.

Karin Lind would like to promote a Women's Studies Film and Book Display with
the help of Pat Biggins on the subject of women Canadian writers. Special
emphasis will be given to those who are on faculty at the college. The
committee thought that this was an excel lent suggestion, and recommended that
Marsha Trew also be involved to give input.

2.

"Meet the Authors" night - for one of the nights of Open House to give the
public a chance to meet our faculty members who have had books and plays
published.
In addition, there can be a continuous running of videotapes
which have been made of well-known poets who have visited the campus, and
also there are some 16 mm films available of biographies and dramatizations.

3.

C�eative Writing student� could be spotlighted - and there is a suggestion
that some of the best samples of student literary efforts be culled and
printed (perhaps 200 copies) to be passed out to visitors. The object would
be to display and read the student work from the first 10 years of classes.

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Graham advised the committee that there wi 11 be a Writers' Conference held
in Vancouver the week before Open House. He plans to approach some of them
about the possibility of staying in the city for an extra week and having
them invited to speak at the college.

Lois Rennie spoke to the issue of the broad range of ages that can be attracted
to an Open House and asked that in all areas of planning a strong appeal be made
to include things that would be interesting to children of all ages.
Theatre - Dawn Moore and Josephine Jensen are interested in mounting a demonstration·
of improvisation and/or scene work.
Fine Arts - Ann Rosenberg and Josephine Jensen are willing to conduct mini-lectures
It was also
about the techniques they use in teaching classes with slides.
suggested that some visual presentation should be made of the trip to Florence
and also that the tape-slide about the Holy Land tour for this year be included.
Natural Sciences - Marguerite Henry confirmed that there wi 11 be lab demonstrations
in the Science portables during Open House and also that the Division has revised
its earlier suggestions for OH activities and now plan to have a major speaker for
one of the evenings of Open House.

Sports_ - Neil Chester will be asked to mount a display of trophies and team.pictures.

There was some discussion about the need for a large major event to take place on
Saturday evening as a finale to the weekend. One suggestion was for Retail Fashion
to stage a disco fashion show, followed by a dance. Bill Little is to be approached
regarding the possibility of inviting all former students to OH and specifically
to this event, at which an Alma Mater Society could be established.
The committee has suggested that a design competition be held this year to produce
a COLLEGE CREST.
The committee agreed to work at the departmental level until the next meeting in
January - Tuesday, January 16th at l :15 p.m. in NF 203

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