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New Learning Opportunities In. New Durham Buildings The new Durham Collge permanent building opens off- icially on September 20, 1971. The modern three storey; structure not only affords much greater teaching capac ity, with more than 47 class- rooms and seminar rooms. It also offers students greatly increased facilities in all three divisions. In the Applied Arts wing, there is an enlarged radio-TV studio. A new special effects generator will provide optical effects for student product- ions. There is now electronic switching from one camera to another, and improved editing facilities. The College can now pick up and videotape pro- grams from UHF Channels 29, 19 and 17 for in classroom in- struction. There are two news- rooms, for both print and broadcast media The Applied Arts Division also boasts a new Social Science laboratory, where stu- dents can be separated into in- dividual groups, and different conversations recorded from overhead microphones. One- way glass enables the instruc- tors to observe students with- out being seer. This lab will be used for such behavioral science subjects as Psychology, Sociology and Social Research : in Communication. There are enlarge photo- graphic facilities to cope with/| larger registration, and a new second year course in film production. The division pro- vides studios for Commercial Art and other graphics sub-' jects, as well as a design arts studio. Special plate making equip- ment means that College pub- lications can now be produced entirely on campus. Added printing facilities also enlarge | the scope of key workshops) in advertising and public re-| lations, magazine and news-| paper publishing, commercial | art and photography and| radio-TV production. Classrooms have been de signed for certain subject areas to permit the erection of semi-permanent and per manent displays for Canadian Development, Political Science | as well as other humanities) and liberal arts courses. The new equipment has) been acquired to add scope to the "hands on" philosophy at Durham which stresses practical application in all courses. The College's Business Div-! ; secretarial practice office dup- licates actual working con-| ditions with regular "L" shaped desks, filing cabinets, copying and d uplicating equip- ment. Students undergo a full day's office routine, just as they would in ind utry. For the computer courses, a new disk-pack unit has been added to the GE-405 computer, with floating point hardware, which doubles the capacity of the machine. The computer room itself is much improved installa- tion, approximating the very _latest in industry. Business Communications courses now feature a new reading laboratory, to improve students' reading speed and comprehension. This will have particular emphasis in the first year Business courses There is a new systems lab, specifically designed for accounting and data processing systems courses. The College now has brand new electronic calculators, replacing electro- W. Earle McLaughlin, Pres- ident of the Royal Bank of Canada, is to be quest speaker at the official opening of Durham College's new per- finn mechanical units, to keep anent building September abreast of the equipment 20th. being used in industry. In the marketing course, ision too, affords students there are now separate mar- keting and retailing labs, where students learn the application of theory. For example in the | retailing lab, students actually prepare merchandising dis- plays. For the Industrial Admin- istration option, there are also greatly expanded facilities and new equipment. The division has a new McGraw-Edison "multi-channel stenographic 'laboratory which can provide more individualized teaching to secretarial students, feeding several different programs at the same time. The new ; } ' ; Continued on page 19 Premier William Davis Will Attend Annual Picnic The Progressive Conserva-; will bring with him members tive riding associations of Osh- of the Oakland Seals Hockey awa and area are looking for| Team and other area candi-| their best political picnic ever | dates are bringing "specials"| on September 18, when Pre-|as well. The fun includes a) mier William Davis and a ate contest, a corn roast, number of cabinet ministers| races for adults and children, will join the fun at Leheview| a cider mill, free drinks and Park, Oshawa food, a rock group, the Bow The Premier who will hel-| manville 'Citizens Band, a ieopter in from Queen's Park, | model aircraft and art display, is expected to spend two an antique car display hours at the picnic chatting Uncle Bobby of CFTO with one and all and making| Channel 9 will be there to a brief speech entertain the kids Chairman Ray Lunn of the "hl! be a real family pienic committee announced) affair, "Mr. Lunn said. Ticket details of the event. He said| for the September 18 (a Sat-| candidate Dr. C. E. Mecliveen| urday) event are on sale now A PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1971-13 Liberal candidate Robert Timbers and yet-to-be nominated Dr. Matthew Dymond and their respective wives enjoyed the Autumn Ball in the Uxbridge Arena, Friday. Now that Premier Davis has set the election date at October 21, they will both be busy canvass- At Black And White Show The Ontario County Hol- stein show held in connec- tion with Port Perry Fair for the past thirty-five years, is not only the oldest Black & White Day in Canada, but is | regarded as one of the stron- gest. Seven new exhibitors gave added strength to the show this year, with a total of 106 head shown by 29 exhibitors before Judge Gor- don W. Innes, Woodstock, Ontario. Ronald J. Werry, of Osh- awa, won a total of six first prizes and carried off both the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor honours Runner-up for both Premier} Breeder and Premier Exhi bitor was Smith Bros., Port Perry Elmcroft Farms, Beaver ton, won the female Senior and Grand Championship on the winning four-yearold in milk, A canaan Marquessa Darryl, which they own joint- ly with James A. Walker & Son of Grimsby, Ontario. Continued on page 18 Col. | Canada Limited, on his R. S. McLaughlin, Chairman of General Motors of 100th birthday, September 8