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Village Squire, 1980-03, Page 24ATTENDENCE UP AT OFF CAMPUS COURSES Off -campus attendance at courses offer- ed by the Faculty of the Arts at the University of Waterloo was up in 1979. In fact, attendance in the fall increased 34 per cent over attendance at fall courses in 1978. Lectures are being offered in Orangeville, Halton Hills, Stratford, Walk- erton, Palmerston and Cambridge, as well as seven locations in Kitchener -Waterloo. Approximately 775 people attended, most of whom were registered for degree credit. PROFIT SHARING Bruce Sully, president of Champion Road Machinery Ltd in Goderich,-recently introduced his employees to a proposed profit sharing plan. He told the firm's 1500 employees that if each employee honestly assessed their performance and felt they were doing their job to the best of their ability, Champion would soon be number one in the industry. He said that Champion will split all profits 50-50 with employees each year, that profits will be the money left over after investors have been given a reasonable return on their investment and after expansion funds have been returned to Champion. He explained that each employee will have the option of taking half of their share of the profits in cash and putting the rest in a trust fund or putting all the money in trust. SPRING THAW AT GUELPH FESTIVAL There's a lot of entertainment coming up at this year's Guelph Spring Festival, from May 2 to May 15. The Festival opens on May 2 with a celebration of composer and organist Healey Will.an's music. Lois Marshall, Lorand Fenyves, Patricia Parr and the Elmer Iseler Singers conducted by Elmer Iseler, perform his songs, chamber and choral music, then combine to present the world premiere of "Limericks" dedicated to Willan by Harry Somers. Berlioz' oratorio "L'Enfance du Christ" will be presented as a dramatic production. Performed by outstanding soloists, choirs and orchestra it will be dramatized by over twenty animated sculptured figures, larger than life, created by sculptress Carolyn Davis and internationally celebrated puppeteer Felix Mirbt. An international star, Metropolitan Opera lyric tenor Nic olai Gedda and two Canadian artists who have won internation- al recognition, mezzo-soprano Catherine Robbin, Gold Award Winner of the Benson and Hedges Competition in Aldeburgh, England and pianist Andre Laplante, winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow,will also be part of the Festival. Once again, the Spring Thaw revue will be presented. Produced by Alan Gordon, by special arrangement with Mavor Moore, the musical comedy includes ideas from Canadian writers Pierre Berton, Don Cullen, Yvon Deschamps, Don Harron, Dennis Lee, W.O. Mitchell, Eric Nicol, Gordon Pinsent, Rick Salutin, Michel Tremblay and Wayne and Shuster. The show stars Rosemary Radcliffe, who played on CBC TV's King of Kensington from 1978-79 with Mary Ann McDonald, Brenda Bradley, Paul Brown, Marvin Karon and Patrick Young. Victor Davies is the music director. The Festival closes on May 15 with the National Organ Competition Awards Night, climaxing a week-long competition with the presentation by an international jury of $11,000 in prizes, including the $5,000 Performing Rights Organization of Canada Healey Will an First Prize. MARSHALLS efST ma0.YS 150- 152 Colutt." ST �aaw aa� HOTEL- - �T� -T —r- /'7 The Grand Central Hotel built in /84 t, was for decades a welcom- ing place to spend the night. Today it is a group of three connecting shops. What was once the lane for horses & buggies to reach the stable at the back is now a charming CARD & CANDLE SHOP. The original bar is now the LADIES WEAR with its handcraft section. Browse on into the GIFT SHOP, once the dining room, where full use has been made of the charm of this old building. Many of the original antiques are used to display imports from around the world. fl1RS H fl L L' S o, Si. fflRRYS "WHERE THE UNUSUAL IS USUAL" GIFT SHOP LADIES WEAR CARD SHOP 150 QUEEN ST. "DO COME VISIT US SOON" 284-3070 PG. 22 VILLAGE SQUIRE/MARCH 1980