Page 16, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, November 28, 1984 Rosehart appointed Dr. Robert G. Rose- hart has been appointed President and Vice- Chancellor for Lake- head University an- nounced Mr. Syd Halt- er, Chairman of the Board of Governors at a press conference, Nov. 15. The decision was approved at a Board of Governors meeting earl- ier that afternoon. "Lakehead Univer- sity is immensely pleased to make a se- .lection from three em- his selection."' In accepting the po- sition, Dr. Rosehart said he plans to reinforce the University's dual role: a university for North- western Ontario and in Northwestern Ontario. Rosehart who has act- ed in an interim capa- city since July 1, 1984, is well-known to the local community. He has been a_ resident of Thunder Bay for 14 years and has been em- ployed at Lakehead Un- iversity since 1970. After July 1977, he was the Dean of University Schools. Outside the Univer- sity, he has been in- volved with the Cana- inent Canadian Edu- cators,'"' said Mr. Halt- er. "The decision pro- cess wasn't an easy one. However, it was felt that Dr. Rosehart's years of experience and intimate knowledge of Lakehead and the communities whose educational as- pirations it strives to meet was a key factor in sociation; American In- stitute of Chemical En- gineers; American So- ciety for Engineering Se A defenseless child. One of the thousands of children in our prov- ince subjected every day to perhaps the most brutal of all crimes- child abuse. Professionals, working with or treating young people, have a legal duty to report suspected cases of child abuse to their local Children's Aid Society or Family and Children's Services. dian Pulp and Paper As- - AND IN THIS CORNER... Write for the free booklet "Child Abuse Prevention,' Education; | American Nuclear Society; Regis- tered Professional En- gineer, Province of On- tario; Volunteer Pool Recreation Association (Youth Soccer Coach) and the Fort William Curling Club. He was educated and received his Ph.D. at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Waterloo. Appointed the -fourth president of Lakehead University, Dr. Rosehart succeeds Dr. George Harrower. Details of the commencement date and the terms of office for the appointment are being negotiated be- tween the board and the new president. How- ever, it is expected Rosehart will take of- fice on December 1, 1984. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas as local stores dress is at Flowers and Things. up their windows for the season. The Santa and friends display But more importantly, we all have a moral duty to report suspi- cions of child abuse. A respon- sibility we all share- to ensure that every young*person in Ontario enjoys a childhood free from neglect or abuse. Give a kid a fighting chance. Report child abuse. Ministry of Community and Social Services Frank Drea, Minister William Davis, Premier Ontario Re Be a "oe De wreak WY 2 Ce & > a by TONY CARLSON Umemployment has all the earmarks of a modern Gordian knot, that ancient tangle of twine tied by a Persian king as a test: only the future ruler of Asia would be able to unra- vel it. Alexander the Great tried but failed and so he did the next best thing: cut it in half with one swipe of his sword and the rest is history. No one is suggesting that such a rash act is ' needed to slice through 'the Unemployment In- surance labyrinth. But Michael Wilson, our country's finance minister, working with a pen, not a sword, has taken a courageous stab at a central strand of the puzzle. In his "Economic Statement" he proposed initial cuts of almost $296-million from the UI system by making some recipients wait longer for benefits, or by giving them less and by getting tougher with eligibility. UI was rightly con- ceived as a program to ease the distress caused by temporary unem- ployment. It is the es- sential tie that binds those in need of support to a society that cares. What it should not do, but what it is more and more being asked to do, is act as a welfare pro- gram, or to prop up con- sumer buying power in an effort to create more jobs through increased demand. Studies have shown, however, that gener- ous UI benefits actually stinulate unemploy- ment in many cases. 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Flexibility is the key, says John Bulloch, pres- ident of the ~Canadian Federation of Inde- pendent Business, pointing to the fact that UI benefits run out after six months in the U.S. as opposed to a year in this country. Many elements, he says, combine to make the Canadian labor force less adaptable, a_ser- ious shortcoming in.a time of fundamental ec- onomic change. UI ben- efits are just one exam- ple. "Real wages in the U.S. have declined by 10 per cent over the last decade. American work- ers are more willing to relocate to find a job and more willing to retrain. "We have the second highest unemployment benefit system in the developed world and as a result, people just aren't as flexible."' Properly focussed, he adds, the UI system could provide not only the essential support for those who need it, but also act as a positive in- vestment in people who need help to adapt to the changing labor market. On that score, then, Wilson's initiative and promise of a review © the entire UI system 'is encouraging. We may never call him Michael the Great, but he has at least put his finger on a central strand of the unemploy- ment knot. Ra er @)ut land!