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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 15 Jul 1971, p. 1

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Waterloo merchants will - be taking to the sidewalks for the remainder of this eek tempting the passers- with bargins galore in celebration of the Twin City's Kauf Fest days. A new program combin- ing the study of physics and business administration will begin at the University ot Waterloo this fall. The resources of four academic faculties at two universities have been combined to make the program possible. Kauf Fest Students will take a core program of physics and mathematics courses which is common to all physics programs. If they select the business administration option, they will take addi- tional courses in business administration from the school of business at Water- loo Lutheran University, economics courses from the faculty of arts at the Uni- versity of Waterloo and computer science courses from U. of W.'s mathemat- ical background makes phys- ics and business--adminis- tration particularly suitable as complementary studies," says Dr. J.W. Leech, chair- man of Waterloo's physics Kauf Fest is a German ex- pression meaning shopping festival. which is exactly what the remainder of this week in Waterloo will be. In keeping with the Pen- nsylvania Dutch theme of the event. several mer- chants have arranged dis- plays and many plan to wear traditional costumes. 2 universitietrcombine forces on new program The annual -sidewalk sales are popular with re- tailers and shoppers - pro- viding the former with a mid-summer boost in busi- ness and giving the latter a wide range of bargain items from which to choose. department. "ij1ti'ar1brif, Fun and games bridged language barriers when CMN delegates went swimming in the Lions pool CISV camp here host 44 "-veeir-oul, delegates July 9. Rev. Jerome J. Kroetsch was named superior of Resurrection College, Waterloo. He replaces Very Rev. Gordon Lang who has been appointed superior of the Ontario-Kentucky province of the Congregation of the Resurrec- tion. . o t . "There has long been a need for a training which provides a competence in science as well as a ground- ing in business administra- tion. Our program has the normal physics and math- ematics of an honours phys- ics program with topics such as economies, price theory, accounting, marketing, sta- tistics and computer sci- ence at a level satisfying the requirements for entry Twin City lumber suppliers and house builders claimed that new average-sized homes in K-W will go up $500 to $700 immediately because of increased costs of building materials. July 13. Half an inch of rain (one-third of an inch in less than 10 minutes) was dumped on the Twin Cities during a 90-minute. early- morning thunderstorm July 11. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Doerr pt 202 Bristol St., celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary: . . . “There is the additional hope that novel application could be found in the bus- iness world for some of the more specialized techniques and models used in physics," he added. July 12. Westmount Road, the major wes- tern artery linking the Twin Cities. opened for continuous north-south traffic. July 8. Waterloo County board of education approved an in-school study that could lead to a non-graded system for the county's 95 ele- mentary schools. The management of Waterloo Theatre refund- ed admissions to the audience when a trans- former blowout on Regina Street prevented a continuation of the night's film. Week in retrospect to a one-year master s pro- gram in business adminis- tration if graduates of this course wish to continue their studies in the field of bus- iness. This would save a year in the normal two-year master of business adminis- tration course. rr Dr. Leech says the new program will appeal to stu: dents whose leanings are to- wards administration rather than teaching and research, the traditional career routes of honours physics students. The business administra- tion option will be available in three different physics programs. Students may (See Page 2) A bus will leave Waterloo Library at 9.30 a.m. and ar- rive back before supper- time. Those taking the trip are expected to bring their own lunch for a picnic on the outing. Waterloo seniors will take an outing to Paris. Ont. July Cost of the bus service is $1.25 per person. The regatta. held under the Great Lakes Model Boat Association rules, is billed as the biggest event of the summer for Canadian model boat builders and enthusiasts. About 100 model boat enthusiasts and their fami- lies are expected here July 31 to Aug. 1 for the first an- nual model boat regatta sponsored by the Golden Triangle Marine Modellers. Power boats will com- pete at Columbia Lake while the sail boat events are scheduled for Waterloo Park Modellers plan 2-day regatta The scale and semi-scale events are slated for Vic- toria Park in Kitchener. Real estate sales in the Kitchener-Waterloo area rose 46 percent to $28,519,948 in the first six months this year from 819,494,933 a year earlier. However, the increased number of properties sold this year raised the sales-to- listings ratio to 40 percent in the 1971 period from 33 percent in the first half of 1970. June sales advanced to $5,135,985 this year, com- pared with $3,363,582 in June, 1970. The number of properties listed for sale under the board's photo multiple list- ing service was 2,020 in the January-June period Seniors' outing Twin City real estate sales up 46% PLAYING IT COOL - The wading pool in Water- loo Park provided this youngster with a spot to his liking when the mercury hit the high 70s last week. Now that school's out children by the store are enjoying the park's playground facilities. See other photos Page 3. Each country is represent- ed by two 1i-yearmlds and one adult chaperone. There are also four junior counsellors, aged between 15 and 17 years, from Mex- ico, the Netherlands, Nana- imo, B.C., and Waterloo County. Sheila McColm from the Twin Cities fills the last-named role. In between there were ar- rivals from Japan, Italy, Spain, Finland, England. the United States, Guatem- ala, and Nanaimo, B.C. Mrs. Joyce Palubiski of Kitchener is camp director. Joan Westcott is assistant director. Mrs. Darcy Spen- cer, whose husband is camp committee chairman. is also on the village staff. Both are of Kitchener. Baseball games and swim- ming sessions in Waterloo Park, got the first week of camp off to a lively start Monday. The village will follow a regular camp program high- lighted by special outings. A day in Waterloo Park was the featured attraction this week. There are 13 nationalities represented among the ll delegations and junior ooun~ sellers at the camp, but judo gins by the fun and games under way at the beginning of the week the youngsters have already overcome language barriers. _ Delegates from the Phil, ippines and Sweden were the first to arrive, getting here a week ago today. The Norwegian delega- tion, which airived late Monday'night, brought the' camp to full capacity. titrr?ydrt J'fN,CTs,rti'r5k" “m ' "9%; Sjiis,ciii", 1* f 1,'.ri',,Ttr'i' f i it a»; _", - at Conrad Grebe! Col- lege at the University of Waterloo bean to [auction at full capacity. Nom but“ earl- ier this week the month- 1oittiidrm's Intonation- Ev‘lgii All the youngsters are ex- MW “meaty“ tii, m1 'idiiW;'éi,,;t'i' Many take June dip Trips planned include tht- tario Place, July Ar, Niag- ara Falls. July as; and Kit- chener's Farmers' Market, July 31." Twin City residents are invited to the dedication ceremony Sunday and to an open house, July as from 7 pin. to 9 p.m. their national costumes for the, dedication at which consuls ttom each country represented at the camp are expected. Kitchener and Waterloo mayors will of- fieiaily welcome the group totheTwin Cities. - Intemzitional nights when youngsters from two or three countries combine to Swimmers were out in force in Waterloo last month. ' According to Ken itme, community services hoard director, 12,760 persons were admitted to the Lions pool in Waterloo Park in June. This was more than double the 5,061 attendance of June last year. Although Moses Springer pool didn't open until mid June, it also reported a small increase, 5,061 com- pared with last year's 4,770. by , p.m. this My when the otrieinl opening is pl» nod. They will have spent the previous day and night with area families. tertain the guests to a pro- gram of songs and dances from their native coun- tries. An earlier opening than usual at the pool and the ex- ceptionally warm June weather accounted for the increase. . _ . 4t r c" a ',- c IB?, vs} cy. l f I I, I th' _. /il',rit"cf _ , 2 l (See Page 2)

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