NORTH SHORE COMMUN:rl'Y COLLEGE COORDINATING CCMMITTEE
MINUTES OF A MEETING of the North Shore
Community College Coordinating Committee p
held on Saturday, March 16th, 1968 1) at
9:00 a.mo in the North Vancouver School
Board .Adndnistrative otfioeso
PRESENT: Mr .. T.Jo MacDonald
Mr. T.B.M. Fougberg
Mr. WoPo Malcolm
Mro HoCo Ferguson
Mrs. E., Rose
Mr .. W.E. Lucas
Mro C.P. Jones (Chainaan)
Mr. L.. Brooks (Secretary}

Howe Sound

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Sechelt
West Vancouver

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North Vanc011ver
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The meeting opened with discussion of a letter fraa Mr. WoDo
Reid p of the Department of Universities and Colleges, pointing out that
in each School District where there had been a successtul plebiacite 9
the Board must now pass a resolution requesting authority from the
Council of Public Instruction to establish a college. When this is
done and permission has been given, the Regional College Council can
then be appointed .. Board representatives agreed to have this done at
the earliest possible date to avoid loss of time.
Mr. Jones indicated that he wished to sul:llllit additional names
to the Minister of F.ducation es potential members of the College Council p
and asked that such names be submitted to him by Monday nexto
In view ot the probable delay 1n the establishment of the
College Council, the Committee telt that it could not afford the waiting
time but should c01111ence immediate planning of a college. Mr. Lucas
stressed the necessity for the earliest possible determination of the
curriculum in order that secondary school students might make future
educational plans .. The Committee decided• therefore. not to disband
but to continue and to make recommetdations to the College Council after
its formation.
MOVED by Mr .. Fougberg; seconded by Mr.. MacDonald:
That the Committee plan to open the college
in September, 1968 ..

CARRIEDo

MOVED by Mr .. MacDonald; seconded by Mr. Fougberg:
That Mr., Brooks be appointed tun-time Director

or Planning for the North Sho1"8 College until

such time as the Council is appointed, and that
he report to the Horth Shore· College CCIDllllittee,
his responsibilities to include curriculum,
staff 0 and provision of necessary tacil1tieso CARRIEDo

- 2 Mr o Jones reported on his meeting with President McTaggart-Cowan,
of Sim.on Fraser University, and the Deans or that institutiono The Uni­
versity has of fered to support the college with advice and start, and to
this end has set up A liaison committee of administrators with whom college
authorities can worko
MOVED by Mro Fougberg; seconded by Mro Malcolm:
That Mro Jones be given authority to write to
the acting President of the University of
British Columbia, requesting an opportunity for
Mro Brooks and himself to meet with the President
and Deans to discuss liaison arrangementso
CARRIEDo
MOVED by Mro Ferguson; seconded by Mro Fougberg:
That letters be sent to Simon Fraser University
and to the BoCo Institute of Technology, with
a view to establishing liaison relationships
CARRIEDo
with the North Shore College.
The Secretary was instructed to send copies or the Minutes
to the Acad811lic Board for their information.
The Committee then discussed the present need to make provision
tor the college libraryo It was proposed that conferences be held with
the Chief Librarians of U.B.Co, SoFoUo, BoCoioTo, and VoCoCo to cover
both the method or setting up and the possible acquisition ot a librarianD
The Committee then discussed in some deteil the costs of the
plebisciteo Mro Brooks was authorized to pay the billso
MOVED by Mro Fougberg; seconded by Mro MacDonald:
That we pay a bonus to Mrs., Louise Spratley ot
$100000, to be acc011panied by a letter expressing
appreciation of her work b3' the CODllllitteeo
CARRIEDo
MOVED by Mro Malcolm; seconded by Mr., Fougberg:
That Mr .. Brooks be authorised to engage
Mrso Spratley to do further publicity work
for the ool legeo

CARRIED ..

There was then discussion of the financial liability ot the
Sechelt School District since the plebiscite had failed 1n that areao
MOVED by Mro Malcolm; seconded by Mro MacDonald:

That Sechelt be billed tor its pro rata share
of the 1968 assessment for 2½ months (i.,eo, to
March 15, 1968) plus its share of the salary
CARRIED ..
of Mro McGown to June, 19680

- 3 It was agreed that to simplify calculation or Seohelt•s
share, the West Vancouver School Board should be asked to submit the
total bill for Mro McGown•s salary (to June, 1968) novo
Atter some discussion, it was agreed that the cost of
printing the brochure describing administrative positions should be
paid for by the Committeeo
The Secretaey was instructed to send a letter of appreciation
to Mro Pa:rkes, to the Presidents or the student Councils of all secondary
schools in the tour Districts, to the Executive of the NoVoToAo tor
their support, to the Sechelt School:, Board for the contribution it made
to the planning of the college through several years, and to the news­
papers tor their supporto
The Secretary was also instructed to write to Dav1s 11 MacConnell 11
Ralston to ask tor a final accounto Mro Jones agreed to discuss with them
some ot the inadequacies of their reporto
The Secretary was instructed to have suitable cards and
stationeey printed for immediate useo
The next meeting ot the Committee vas sat tor Wednesday 9
March 27th, at 5:00 pomo in the Administrative Offices of the Horth
Vancouver School Boardo
It was suggested that the age?Jda should include:
(a) discussion of the position ot the Sechelt School
Board in relation to the college;
(b) the selection of a suitable name tor the college;
(c) the developnent of suitable designs and/or insignia
for college stationer.,, crests, etoo
Respectfully submitted,

DoGo Brooks,
Secretaryo
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