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MINUTES OF A MEETING cf the North Shere
Community College Coordinating Com:nittee p
held on Wednesday, March 27th p 1968, at
5:00 pomo in the North Vancouver School
Board Administrative Officeso
PRESENT:

ToJo MacDonald
ToBoMo Fougberg
Mro DoHo Campbell
Mro FoDa Ross
Mro WoJo Wallace
Mrso Ao Radcliffe
Mr .. HoCo Ferguson
Mro WoEo Lucas
Mr� CoPo Jones (Chairman)
Mr., Lo Brooks (Secretary)
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Mro Brooks opened the meeting in Mro

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MOVED by Mr., MacDonald; seconded by Mro Fougberg�
That the Minutes. of the meeting of March 16th,
1968 be adopted as ciriml.ated.o

CARRIEDa

Mr .. Brooks presented a statement on the Contribution of School
District No. 46 (Sechelt) to Community College COl'llllli.ttee Funds for 1968 0
the total of which is $930053.
MOVED by Mro MacDonald; seconded by Mro Fougberg:
That a bill be sent to the Sechelt School
District in accordance with the above-mentioned
statemento

CARRIEDo

There was scme discussion er the admission policy or the college,
and it was decided that this would baYe to be determined by the Regional
College Council .. However, Mro Brooks was asked to draft out an admission
policy for presentation to the Committee at a later date.
With :regard to a name tor the college, the following names
have been submitted for the consideration of the Regional Collegs Council:
· Capilano Community College
Lions Canmunity College
, Coast College
Lions Gate College
Any further suggestions should be phoned to Mro Brookso

- 2 With raga.rd to a college insignia !) Mro Brooks mentioned he had
received two representations .from people trho are interested i.n providing
insignia .. It was agreed that it would ba impossible to design insignia
until a name has been decided,,
Mr .. Brooks presented a report on planning progress to date:
(l) Approximately 180 thank-you letters have been sent outo Mro Ma.cDon.ald
and Mro Wallace listed several organi!'.ations which had not yet been
thanked, �nd Miss Campbell was asked to check with Mr., Ross and Mro
Ferguson to see that none is forgotten.,
(2) Letterhead and envelopes have been pril1ted and a sample was given to
each member.,
(J) Number of applications receivad to date - 85., Letter and brochure
advertising administrative positions has been sent out to every major
college and university in California, Oregon, Washington, and eaoh
Province in Canada, together with one to each person who has applied
for an adminiotrative position., Letters ot acknowledgment will be
sent to those who have applied for teaching positionso
(4) Have written to Secretary-Treasurers of North and West Vancouver,
reminding them to forward cheques for the gross ,mount or the provision
in their budgets for the college committeeo As soon as these cheques
are received, we vil1 pay all th3 bills, prepay Mro McGown t e salary to
June, and turn the balance over to the College Council upon its
appointmento It was ag:roeed that the loss of Sechelt would not make
any difference 1n tbs share of each of the other three Districtsa
(5) Discussed with Mr-so Louise Spratley the possibility or her doing
public relations work for the college committee.,
MOVED by Mro MacDonald; seconded by Mro Fougberg:
That Mrs. Louise Spratley be engaged, effective
Monday, March 18th, 1968, as a public relations
consultant rorthe College Committee, on a contract
of $)00000 per month, until the Regional College
Council is appointed, and that she be in any event
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guaranteed one month's salaryo
Mro Brooks 1s to confim this with Mrs. Spratley, and ensure th&t her
artioles are sent to newspapers 1n the three Distriotso
( 6) As academic upgrading will in all probability be included in the
college curriculum (this 1s presently under the direction of the
Adult F.ducation Department), Mro Brooke surveyed the costs or this
progrnm in o:rder to determine whather the college would h3.ve to

- J include the total Adult &iucation program to subs1dize the academic
programc He found that this woold not be necessary p as the academic
prograa has been financially independent during the past yearo Rowever0
this matter uill have to be d�cided. by the Council and the respective
School Boardso It is this C011111l1ttee 9 s recommendation that in the first
year of operation9 integration of the college and the entire Adult
Education program should be avoided if possibleo

(?) Mro Brooks met with Don Baird• Head Librarian at S .. FoUo, and Basil

Stua�t-Stubbs 9 Head Librarian at UoBoCo He outlined a number of
recom11endations made by these two gentlemen regarding the college
libraeyo These reoommendations will be summarized in a report to be
prepared by Mro Brooks ..

(8) Mro Brooks had a conference with Dsan Gourd of B .. CaI .. T.. and Dro Bert
Wales of Voq.c .. Mr .. Brooks raconnends that the Committee consider the
proposition outlined in the CUrriculwn Report 11 a copy or which was
given to all members of the Committeeo
Mro Lucas repo1•ted that Mro WoDo Reid advised him that letters
had gone out last evening to the Sec:retar1-Treas\ll"ers ot the three School
Districts» copy to Mro Jones, giving & copy of the Minute which is the
authority ot the Council o£ Public Instruction to the three Boards to
establieh a Regional College Councilo He has already prepared the Minute
which will name the College Council» leaving the names blanko This is
filled in by the Minister of &iucation, signed by the Lieutenant-Governor i
and approved by the Council or Public Instruction"' Mro Reid suggested that
in the intel"'im the Ccmmittee could work on the financial agreement between
the three Boards ar.d have this ready for the Councllo
Mro Jones read a po:rtion of a letter received from Mro Arden
Smith. of Davis, Macconnell, Ralston, Inoo 9 which dealt with the financial
arrangement between the Boardso They reco111%llend that this be based on an
equal millage f:rom each Dist�icto After some discussion, the COIIIJlittee
decided not to follow this recommendation� but to use the financial base
set out in the Minutes of Taesday• January 2) 9 1968 ..
Mro Wallace agreed to draft this .financial agreement in legal
form for presentation to the Committee at the next meetingo
MOVED by Mro Wallace; seconded by Mr .. MacDonald:
That we pa:, the balanoe owing to Davis, MacConnell 11 Ralston,
in the amount of $6,738 .. 040
CARRIED�

Mr. Jones was instructed. to write to Davis, MaoConnell p Ralston,
thanking them for their report. mentioning that it will be turned over to
the Council• and asking them what the cost would be for an additional 50
copies ot the r&porto Mro Ferguson suggested that Mro WoDo Reid and the
Academic Board should have a copy of this reporto

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-4The next meeting was called for Tuesday, April 9th 11 19680 This
meeting Hill be held et Frank Baker's Capilano Gardens (Copper Room) at
6:00 pomo (dinner and business to begin at this time)o

Respectfttlly submitted. 0

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