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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 19 Mar 1975, p. 10

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The Senate of the Univer- sity ot Waterloo has elected Carl A. Pollock of Kitchener. Chancellor of the University. He succeeds Dr. Ira G. Needles, who has served as Chancellor since 1966. Mr. Pollock. a nationally known figure in the business world. has been involved with UW since its inception. He was a member of a com- mittee of townspeople who, almost 20 years ago, carried out the organization of the university. He has served continuously on the Board of Governors since the uni- versity's establishment' and has been Chairman of the Board since 1966. A Kitchener native. he took degrees at both the University of Toronto and Oxford and at one time ser- iously contemplated a ca- reer as an academic. Instead, he made his career with Electrohome Limited. a company founded by his father in 1907. As President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Electrohome for many years, Mr. Pollock promoted the development of the company in keeping with his strongly held belief that Canadian industry to be successful. must be self- sufficient and creatively innovative. His outside activities in- cluded being President of, the Canadian Manufactur- er's Association. of the Electronic Industries As- sociation. and of the On- tario Chamber of Commerce. He also saw service with the Canadian Chamber of Com- meree, the Ontario Research Foundation and the National Design Council. Locally. he was active in a number of civic organiza- tions and was President of the Kitchener Chamber or Commerce and the, Kitchen- er-Waterloo Symphony 0r- chestra Association. Other business interests included being a co-founder and President of Central Ontario Television Limited (now a subsidiary of Elec- trohome) and of Raytheon Canada Limited, as well as directorships in The Royal Bank of Canada. The Do- minion Life Assurance Com- pany. Waterloo Trust (now Waterloo residents need not be alarmed if they see a pink envelope in their mail. Their eyes are fine as the envelopes are part of the Kitchener-Waterloo Ro- tary Club's annual Easter Seal campaign for crippled children. Many hours of voiun- teers' time have gone into' the preparation of this mail- ing and thor%tchener-Wa- terloo Club has made every effort to make sure that no one in the KW area has been accidentally overlooked. This year. the campaign in K-W must ralse 34930000 This represents the Twin Cities share of the overall provincial total of $2.000.- New UW chancellor - " King St South Waterloo Crvstat-Cttirto Cosmetics Ceramics Cuckoo Clock -W Club begins seal campaign WINDMILL SHOP For That Unusual Gift Visit The Carl A. Pollack, aformer member of the Univer- sity of Waterloo board of governors. has been named the new chancellor of UW. Mr. Pollock will succeed Dr. Ira o. Needles who plans to re- tire later this year. The success or failure of the club's efforts could have a direct bearing on the fu- ture of physically handicap- ped youngsters in this Com- munity. part of Canada Trust), cellor in 1966 Bums Foods Limited and As a Gov the Crouse-Winds Company Chancellor, of Canada. contributed Dr. Needles. whose term of office expires October 31. 1975, has asked for early re- tirement from the Office of Chancellor. For years Dr. Needles occupied a position of prominence in the Canadi- an iddustrial world and was the leader of the group of citizens who promoted and organized the University. He was chairman of the organizing committee. and in 1957 he was elected first Chairman of the Board of Governors: he became Chan- As club president for the Kitchener Club J. R. Fitz- patrick and Waterloo club president D. W. Hare said recently: "We cannot see the people of Kitchener and Waterloo who have so gener- ously supported our efforts in the past letting these youngsters down ' I 11m lib Encylopodic on Gordon: Flowering Shrubs, Trees, tondscapo Gardening, - ‘_ Evergreen:.......................3.95mi! oordertsarotrreatirm.......-.......V ComputsBoottofturU .......s.-r'.m'.'. 5.” . Spa-I Orders q SM, Omer, - Mum smi'i'i""i9i"iii'yi"iuNG SCRIBE BOOKSTORE Wuhaoum Plea, Waterloo - 576-7290 Math! Squan, linker!" - 5764270 .'."..’..'.Z........."...3.95mi. Chronicle photo by Betasis 0! Kim Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Hare went on to say that without Easter Seals the Ontario Society for Crippled Children could never have developed such a com- prehensive rehabilitation program so essential to the youngsters of this province. As a Governor and as Chancellor, Dr. Needles contributed much towards the develofment of the uni- versity. In recognition, the university .named its stu- dent service building. Ira G. Needles Hall in the fall of 1973. To those who have receive ed their Easter Seals. all the clubs ask is that donors put what they can in that pink return envelope and drop it in the nearest mail The chancellor's term is three years. with re-election permitted for not more than one additional term. The office is an academic one. The chancellor is, in fact, an academic figure- head. his main official func- tion being the conferment of degrees at convocation. IE REVIENS by Worth , 2 oz. Spray Cologne Special Value FLEURS DE ROCAILLE by Caron FREE Pertume With 2 oz. Cologne LAIR du TEMPS Toilette Sprayling DIOVOI. SUSPENSION by Ricci 2 - 1 oz. Eaude METAMUCIL PHISO DERM CREST TOOTHPASTE i Westmount place pharmacy 578-8800 DRISTAN westmount place pharmacy" 578-8800 Gifts for Her - 9iftsfor Him b AT EASTER bPEN DAILY 9 am. to ' pm. _Sundays 12 noon to ' pm. 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