Abstract
This newsletter contains information on a shared celebration of anniversaries for the Mount and Girl Guides, a proposed bachelor of tourism degree, the declaration of the Mount as a Nuclear-Free Zone, sixty years of memories at the Mount, a profile description of Beverley June Baird, Public Relations theory applied to practical research problems, CAUT's (Canadian Association of University Teachers) exemption from forced retirement for faculty, and a 'Don't Forget' section remarking on seat bookings for the Mount Playhouse. There are also sections on Pat Copeland's views of the International Peace Conference, and a notice on the survival of the planet. There is information on the launching of the publication 'Transition Learning,' biological sex in research, articles published, presentations held, and books reviewed by faculty, E. Margaret Fulton's reception of the Order of Canada, fellowships awarded, courses focused on perspectives on birth at the Mount, the Mount's representation at the Learning Societies meetings, and a $5 million agreement signed with CIDA (the Canadian International Development Agency). The newsletter also contains information on a new director on the job for Development and Alumnae Affairs, congratulations given to Dr. E. Margaret Fulton, a portfolio required to graduate from the Public Relations program, a classified ad with tires for sale, the Jubilee Homecoming event of 1985, research into rapist identification, the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Elderhostel, and an ad for the presentation of 'A Night of Glamour with Noel Coward' by the Mount Playhouse and the Alumnae Association. The newsletter concludes with sections on research grants awarded to faculty for work projects, Mary Sparling's involvement in the Nova Scotia Coalition on Federal Cultural Policy (renamed the 'Nova Scotia Coalition on Arts and Culture'), an in memoriam section for the death of relatives of Mount members, a nutritional education workshop at the Mount, new directions in health promotion, and a Co-op grant given to the Mount and Dalhousie University.