permanent institution a few small
buildings were constructed on the West
Van eampus and the Bookstore was
installed in one of them. That lasted a
year or two, and the Bookstore found
itself in a trailer. But then the time
eame to move to the present campus, to
permanent quarters. The space allocated
to the Bookstore was cut by one-third
after one year, and it moved to yet
another trailer before moving into its
present quarters.

Hired during the _ eolleges' second
semester of operation I was far from the
first staff person hired by the college,

After all that the college hired me as a
full-timer in August 1973. Moving into
the new campus was a major step for
everyone. That year's registration was a
hot one, the line was down to the South
parking lot. Remarkably, everything was
ready on time and Lynnmour campus was
rolling full steam ahead. How many
oldtimers remember having 11 satellites?

I have seen the colleges' "growing pains"
over the last 7 years and can only hope
that the college's involvement within the
community strengthens. The College's
enrollment confirms the need for the
wide range of Academic and Vocational
offerings, always remembering that the
students are people from all walks of life
and of any age.

As a student and staff member I have

always been loyal to the just causes of

this learning environment. t=

but circumstances have been such that I
have somehow managed to endure these
10 years. When I look back to what I
think was the first college Chirstmas
party I remember there being present no
more than a dozen staff, all on a fairly
intimate first name basis, and 3 or 4
equally cordial administrators. We ate
eatered fried chicken and salads, all
washed down with some of B.C. fine
wines.

Now, when I attend the union meetings,
it seems that there are always a few new
faces, and even familiar faces that have

no name. c=

REGISTRATION*
COUNT DOWN

1968/69 784
1969/70 982
1970/71 1269
1971/72 1386
1972/73 1363
1973/74 1965
1974/75 2982
1975/76 3414
1976/77 2938

1977/78 3300

1978/79 = 3597

*Community education not
included.

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