neill-wycik owner's manual from 1970.pdf

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by-law no . 4a by-law creating an executive committee of

neill-wycik college, inc.be it enacted as a by-law of neill-wycik college, inc. as follows:1. during the intervals between the meetings of the board ofdirectors, the affairs of the college shall be managed by an executivecommittee of three directors consisting of the president, the secretaryand the treasurer of the college. the executive committeeshall possessand may exercise (subject to any regu lations wh ich the directors mayfrom time to time impose) al l the powers of the board of directors inthe management and direction of the affairs of the college (save andexcept on Iy such acts as must by law be performed by the directorsthemselves) in such manner as the executive committee sha II deem bestfor the interest of the college in all cases in which specific directionsshall not have been given by the board of directors.2. subject to any regulations imposed from time to time by theboard of directors, the executive committee shall have power to fix itsquorum at not less than a majority of its members and may fix its ownrules of procedure from time to time.3. meetings of the executive committee may be held at the headoffice of the college or at anyother place in or outside of ontario.theexecutive committee shall keep minutes of its meetings in which shallbe recorded a II action taken by it , wh ich minutes shall be submittedas soon as practicable to the board of directors.

enacted and passed by the directors th is 22nd day of Apri 1,19enacted and passed by the directors th is 22nd day of apri I, 1970.president

Kathy Whalensecretary

Barry W. Hales

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by-law no. 3a by-law to establish a rotating system of directors for

neill-wycik college, inc.be it enacted as a by-law of nei II-wycik co liege, inc. as follow

paragraphs 9 and 10 of by-law no. 1 be deleted and thatparagraphs 9 an d 10 be added as follows:9. the affairs of the college shall be managed by a boadirectors of 12 directors, each of whom at the time of his electiwithin ten days thereafter and throughout his term of office shallmember of the college. the directors of the college shall be eland shall retire in rotation and at the first meeting of the membethe elect ion of directors, six directors shall be elected to hold ofor a term of two years from the date of th eir electio n or untisecond annual meeting of the members after such date, whichevecurs first, and six for a term of one year from the date of their eleor until the next annual meeting after such date, whicheveroccurs, an d thereafter at each annual meeting, directors shaelected to fill the positions of those directors whose term of officexpired and each director so elected shall hold office for a tetwo years or until the second annual meeting after his election, wever occurs first. the election shall be by ballot.10. the college may, by resolution passed by at Ieast two-th ithe votes cast at a general meeting of which notice specifying thtention to pass such a resolution has been given, remove any dirbefore the expiration of his term of office, and may, by a majorthe votes cast at that meeting, elect any person in his stead forema inder of his term.enacted and passed by the directors th is 22nd day of apri I, 1970

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by-law no. 2a by-law respecting the borrowing of money and the issue of securitiesby

neill-wycik college, inc.be it enacted by the directors of neill-wycik college inc. as a by-lawof the said college as follows:the directors of the college may from time to time:(a)

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borrow money upon the credit of the college in such amountsand upon such terms as may be deemed necessary;issue bonds, debentures, debenture stock or other securities ofthe college for its lawful purposes, for such amounts and uponsuch terms as may be deemed expedient and pledge or sell thesame for such sums and at such prices as the directors sha IIdetermine;hypothecate, mortgage, charge or pledge a II or any of the realand personal, moveable or immoveable, property undertakingand rights of the college, present or future, to secure any suchbonds, debentures, debenture stock or other securities or anymoney borrowed or any other I abi I ty of the college;delegate to such one or more of the officers and directors ofthe college as may be designated by the directors all or any ofthe powers conferred by the foregoing clauses of this by-law tosuch extent and in such manner as the directors shall determineat the time of each such de legation;

(e) give indemnities to any director or other person who has undertaken or is about to undertake any liability on behalf of thecollege, and to secure such director or other person againstloss by giving him a mortgage or charge upon the who Ie or anypart of the real or personal property of the college.

passed by the rlirectors and sealed by the college's seal, this 22nd dayof april, 1970.

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secretaryBarry W. Ha les

dispositing assets on dissol ution45. in the event of the dissolution of the college all assetsafter the payment of all bonds, debentures and mortgages aliabilities outstanding, shall be disposed of by a board ofsuch charitable organization or organizations as the saitrustees may determine, provided only that such organizaganizations must carryon their work solely in Ontario andtime of such disposition be exempt from tax or duty under theof any federal and/or ontario statutes which may levy taxesgifts, successions, devolutions or estates at the respectivesuch dispositions are made. the said board of trustees shall bof one representative appointed by the president of the sministrative council of ryerson poly echnical institute, andsentative appointed by the president of ryerson poly echnicand one representative appointed by the board of direccollege immediately prior to its dissolution.

interpretation46 . in these by-laws and in all other by-laws of the collegpassed unless the context otherwise requires, words imsingular number or the masculine gender shall include the pber or the feminine gender, as the case may be , and vice v47. a II records may be kept in either french or engl ish bbe kept in both. either language may be used in any colleenacted and passed by the directors, this 22nd day of apri I

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ation or formality. the directors shall have the power from time totime by resolution to appoint any officer or officers, person or persons,on beha If of the college either to sign contracts, documents and in struments in writing generally or to sign specific contracts, documentsor instruments in writing.41 . cheques, etc. all cheques, bills of exchange or other orders forthe payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issuedin the name of the college, shall be signed by such officer or officers,agent or agents of the college and in such manner as shall from timeto time be determined by resolution of the board and anyone of suchofficers or agents may alone endorse notes and drafts for collection onaccount of the college through its bankers, and endorse notes andcheques for deposit with the college's bankers for the credit of thecollege, or the same may be endorsed "for collection" or "for deposit"with the bankers of the co liege by using the college's rubber stamp forthe purpose. anyone of such officers or agents so appointed may ar range, settle, balance and certify all books and accounts between thecollege and the college's bankers and may receive all paid chequesand vouchers and sign all the bank's forms or settlement of balancesand re lease or verification sl ips.42. deposit of securities for safekeeping. the securities of the collegeshall be deposited for safekeeping with one or more bankers, trustcompanies or other financial institutions to be selected by the board.any and all securiti es so deposited may be withdrawn, from time totime, only upon the written order of the college signed by such officer of officers, agent or agents, of the college and in such manner,as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board andsuch authority may be general or confined to specific instances. theinstitutions which may be so selected as custodians of the board shallbe fu Ily protected in acting in accordance with the directions of theboard and shall in no event be liable for the due application of thesecurities so withdrawn from deposit or the proceeds thereof.

regu lations43. the board, in the interest of the membersh ip may prescribe regulations not inconsistent with the by-laws relating to the managementand operation of the co liege and may amend or suspend such regu lations.

books and records44. the directors shall see that all necessary books and records of thecollege required by the by-laws of the college or by law are regularlyand properly kept.

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~acquired under any such by-law is prejudicially effectedrejection, amendment, or other dealing.

finance35 . fiscal year. the fiscal year of the college shall term30th day of apri I, in each year.36. borrowing powers. t he directors may from time to tim

(a) borrow money on the credit of the college;(b) issue, sell, or pledge securities of the college;(c) charge, mortgage, hypothecate or pledge all or anyproperty or personal property of the college incldebts, rights, powers, franch ises and undertakingany securities or any money borrowed, or any othany other obligation or liability of the college.

from time to time the directors may authorize any directoremployee of the co liege or any other person to make arrangreference to the monies borrowed or to b e borrowed as aforto the terms and conditions of the loan thereof, and as to thto be given therefor, with power to vary or modify such arterms and conditions and to give such additional securimonies borrowed or remaining due by the college as the dauthorize, and genera lIy to manage, transact, and sett Ieing of money by the college.37. reserve fund. the board shall, at its discretion, alamount as it deems fi t at the end of each year toward a reas the contingency reserve, to take care of unexpected ex38 . insurance. the directors shall insure against fire atbuildings and other assets of the college to their full insur39. bond. every officer or employee of the college whoof or handles money or securities belonging to the collebonded with a surety company selected by the board for suchas may from time to ti me be pr escrib ed by the board, but inany amount less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). thprescribe that any other emp loyees of the college sha II bsuch an amount as the directors may determine.40. execution of documents. contracts, documents or anstrument in writing r equiring t he signature of the collsigned by the president or vice-president and the secretreasurer, and a II documents, contracts and instruments isigned shall be binding upon the colleg e without any furth

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such meeting any business may be transacted wh ich the college atannua I or genera I meeti ngs may transact. .30 . quorum. a quorum for the transaction of business at any meetingof members shall consist of not less than twenty-five per cent of themembersh ip present in person or represented by proxy. if, at any general meeting of the college, a quorum is not present, within the timedetermined at the discretion of the chairman following the hour forwhich the meeting is called, the chairman shall adjourn the meetingto a date not less than twelve days thereafter and no more than fifteendays thereafter and the decision of the said adjourned meeting sha II bebinding upon the college regardless of the number of members present.notice shall be provided as in paragraph 29.31. errors in notice. no error or omission in giving notice of any an nualor general meeting of the members of the college shall invalidatesuch meeting or make void any proceedings taken or had thereat andany member may at any time waive notice of any such meeting and mayr a t i f y , approve an d confirm any or all proceedings taken orhad th ereat 32. requisition of meetings. the board sha II, upon requisition in writing, signed by not less than one-tenth of the members of the college,which requisition shall state the general nature of the business to bepresented at the meeting, requisition a general meeting of the membersof the college in accordance with the requirement of notice in paragraph 29. if the board of directors does not, with in twenty-one daysfrom the date of the requisition which was received, proceed to call ageneral meeting of the members of the college, then not less thanone-tenth of the members themselves may call a general meeting in ac - 'cordance with the requirements for notice in paragraph 29, whichmeeting shall be held with in sixty days from the date the requisitionwas received.33. voting. each member of the college shall at all meetings ofmembers be entitled to one vote and he may vote by proxy. such proxyneed not himself be a member but before voting shall produce anddeposit with the secretary sufficient appointment in writing from amember. no persons shall ac t as proxy for more than one member atanyone meeting. at a II meetings of members every question shall bedecided by a majority of the votes of the members present in person orrepresented by proxy unless otherwise required by the by-laws of thecollege, or by law.34. amendment of by-laws. the members may at a general meetingduly called for the purpose, or at an annual meeting confirm, reject,amend or otherwise deal with any by-law passed by the directors andsubmitted to the meeting for confirmation, but no ac t done or right

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~ committees25. the board may from time to time establish such commthe opin ion of the board, are necessary to administer the acollege.26. the constitution, duties and functions of all committdetermined from time to time by regulation.27. in addition to such other committees as the board mathere shall be the following committees:

(i) membership committeeOi) regulations committee(iii) audit committee(iv) education committeethe members of such committees shall be appointed by the boathe annual meeting of members.

meetings28. the annual or any other general meeting of the mecollege shall be held at the head office of the college or ontario as the board of directors may determine and on sucsaid directors shall appoint. the annual meeting shall be time in the month of february in each year as the boardmay determ ne 29. the annual meeting shall be held for the purpose or rreport of the directors, the financial statements, and theauditors, electing directors, appointing auditors and fixinizing the board to fix their remuneration and for the transacother business as may properly be brought before the mmembers may consider and transact any business either speeral without any notice thereof at any meeting of the mboard of directors or the president or vice-president shalto call at any time a general meeting of the members ofnotice of the time and place of every members meetinggeneral, shall, unless all the members entitled to notice ofhave waived in writing the notice, be given either bynotice to each member by prepaid mai I or telegraph, tenthe time fixed for the holding of such meeting, or by pnotice at least once a week for two consecutive weeks nethe meeting in a newspaper or newspapers circulated inpality or municipalities in which the majority of the mcollege reside; provided that any meetings of members many time and place without such notice if all the membeore present thereat or represented by proxy duly appoi

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of inability of the president shall be presumed with reference thereto.21. duties of secretary. the secretary shall be ex officio clerk of theboard of directors. he sha II attend a II meetings of the board of directorsand record all facts and minutes of all proceedings in the books kept forthat purpose. he shall give all notices required to be given to membersand to directors. he shall be the custodian of the seal of the collegeand of all books, papers, records, correspondence, contractsand allother documents belonging to the college which he shall deliver uponly when authorized by a resolution of the board of directors to do soand to such person o r persons as may be named in the resolution and heshall perform such other duties as may from time to time be determinedby the board of directors.22. duties of treasurer. the treasurer, or person performing the usualduties of a treasurer, shall keep full and accurate accounts of allreceipts and disbursements of the college in proper books of accountand shall deposit all monies or other valuable effects in the name andto the credit of the college in such banks or bank as may from time toti me be des ignated by the board of di rectors. he sha II di sburse the fundsof the college under the direction of the board of directors, takingproper vouchers therefore and sha II render to the board of directors atthe regular meetings thereof or whenever required of him, an accountof all his transactions as treasurer, and of the financial position of thecollege. he shall also perform such other duties as may from time totime be determined by the board of directors.23. duti es of executive director. the board may delegate to the executivedirector such power and authority to manage and direct the affairs ofthe college ( except such matters as must by law be dealt with by theboard or by the members in general meeting) and to discharge agentsand employees of the college as the board considers desirable. theexecutive director shall conform to all lawful orders given to him bythe board and shall give to the directors or any of them all informationthey may require regarding the affairs of the college. any agent oremployee appointed by the executive director shall be subject todi scharge by the board.

education committee24. there shall be an education committee whose constitution and dutiesshall be outlined in the regulations. subject to the regulations allmembers of the college shall be entitled to participate in the educational programme. the committee shall be entitled to permit suchpersons who are not members of the college to participate in the educational programme as it shall from time to time deem fit.

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deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the mcollege shall be invested, or for any loss or damage arisbankruptcy, insolvency" or tortious act of any person witof the monies, securities or effects of the college shall bor for any loss occasioned by any error of judgment or ovepart, or for any other loss, damage, misfortune whatevehappen in the execution of the duties of his office or in reto unless the same shall happen through his own dishonestotherwise provided by law.18. indemnity. every director or officer of the college aexecutors and administrators, and estate and effects respecfrom time to time, and at all times, be indemnified and saout of the funds of the college, from and against:(a) all costs and charges and expenses whatsoever which or officer sustains or incurs in or about any action, suit owhich is brought, commenced or prosecuted againsthim. fOof any deed, act, matter or thing whatsoever made, doneby him, in or about the execution of the duties of the off(b) all other costs, charges and expenses which he sustainsoraboutorinrelationtothe affairs thereof, except such cor expenses as are occasioned by his own wilful neglect o

officers19. there sha II be a president, a vi ce-president, a secretaryand an executive director, and such other officers asdirectors may determine by by-law from time to time. ththe vice-president, the secretary and the treasurer shall bthe board of directors from among their number at the firthe board after the election of such board of directors,in default of such election the then incumbents being mboard, shall ho Id office unti I their successors are elected. tdirector shall be appointed by the board of directors ahimself be a director and shall hold office at the pleasure20. duties of the president and vice-president. the preswhen present, preside at a II meetings of the members oand of the board of directors. the president shall also bethe general management and supervision of the affairs anof the co liege. the president with the secretary or other officby the board for the purpose sha II sign a II by-laws thcertificates. during the absenceor inability of the presideand powers may be exercised by the vice-president, andpresi dent, or such other director as the board may fromappointforthepurpose, exercises any such duty or power

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meeting of directors shall invalidate such meeting or invalidate or makevoid any proceedings taken or had at such meeting and any directormay at any time waive notice of such meeting and may ratify andapprove of any or all proceedings taken or had thereat.14. voting. questions arising at any meeting of directors shall bedecided by a majority of votes. in a case of an equality of votes, thechairman, inadditiontohisoriginalvote, shall have a second orcastingvote. all votes at any such meeting shall be taken by ballot if sodemanded by any director present, but if no demand be made, the votesha II be taken in the usua I way by assent or dissent. a dec laration bythe chairman that a resolution has been carried and an entry to thateffect in the minutes shall be admissible in evidence as prima facieproof of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votesrecorded in favour of or against such resolution. in the absence of thepresident h s duties may be performed by the vice-president or suchother director as the board may from time to time appoint for the purpose.15. (a) powers. the directors of the college may administer the affairsof the college in all th ings and make or cause to be made for the college,in its name, anykindofcontract which the college, may lawfully enterinto, and save as hereinafter provided, generally, may exercise allsuch other powers and do all such other acts and th ings as the collegeis by its charter or otherwise authorized to exercise and do.(b) the directorsof the college shall be responsible for carrying on theeducational program of the college and shall appoint an educationcommittee to assist them to this end.(c) the directors may pass by-laws not contrary to the corporations ac torthe letters patent to regulate the conductof the affairs of the college.such by-law and any repeal, amendment or re-enactment thereof, unlessin the meantime confirmed at the genera I meeting of the members of thecollege duly called for that purpose, will be only effective until thenext annual meeting of the members unless confirmed thereat and indefault of such confirmation thereat ceases to have effect at and fromthat time, and, in that case, no new by-law of the same or likesubstitution has any effect unti I confirmed at a genera I meeting of themembers.16. remuneration. the directors shall receive no remuneration for actingas such.17. liability. no director or officer of the college shall be liable forthe acts, receipt, neglects or defaults of any other director of offi cer,or for any loss of expense happening to the college through theinsufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by orderof the board for or on behalf of the college or for the insufficiency or

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9. the affairs of the college shall be managed by a bodirectors, each of whom at the time of his election or withereafter and throughout his term of office shall be a mcollege.10. each director shall be elected to hold office unti I themeeting after he shall have been elected or until his suhave been duly elected and qualified. the entire boardshall be retired at each annual meeting but shall be elielection if otherwise qualifed. the election shall be bymembers of the college may, by resolution p.Jssed by at leaof the votes cast at a general meeting of which notice spintention to pass such resolution has been given, removebefore the expiration of his term of office, and may by the votes cast at that meeting elect any person in hisremainder of h s term.II. vacancies. vacancies on the board of directors, howemay so long as a quorum of directors remain in office, bedirectors from among the qualified members of the college,see fit to do so, otherwise such vacancy shall be filledannual meeting of the members at which the directors foryear are elected, but if there is not a quorum of directors, thdirectors shall forthwith call a meeting of the membervacancy.12. quorum and meetings a majority of the directors shall fofor the transaction of business. except as otherwise requthe board of directors may hold its meetings at such place it may from tim e to time determine. no formal notice of anyshall be necessary if all the directors are present, or ifhave signified their consent to the meeting being held in thdirectors' meetings may be formally called by the presidpresident or by the secretary on direction in writing by twnotice of such meetings shall be delivered, telephoned orto each director not less than one day before the meetiplaceor shall be mailed to each director not less than twothe meeting is to take place. the statutory declaration ofor president that notice has been given pursuant to thisbe sufficient and conclusive ~ v i d e n c e of the giving ofthe board may appoint a day or days in any month or monthmeetings at an hour to be named and of such regular meetineed be sent. a directors' meeting may also be held, witimmediately following the annua I meeting of the college.may consider or transact any business either special or gemeeting of the board.13. errors in notice. no error or omission in giving suc:,

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by-law no. Ia by-law relating generally to the

transaction of the affairs ofNEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE, INC.

be it enacted as a by-law of Neill-Wycik College, Inc. (hereinaftercalled the "college") as follows:

head office

I. the head office of the college shall be in the city of toronto, in theprovince of ontario, and at such place therein as the board of directorsmay from time to time determine.

seal

2. the seal , an impression of wh ich is stamped in the margin hereof,shall be the corporate seal of the college.

members

3. there shall be two classifications of membership in the college,namely, resident membersh ip and external membersh ip.4. resident members shall be those students of higher learning and theirspouses, if any, who reside in the college and who have been admittedas members thereof in accordance with the regulations of the college.5. externa I members sha I be such persons as may be accepted formembersh ip in accordance with the regulations of the co liege.6. there shall be no political, religious, or racial discrimination inthe selection of the members of the college.7. the membership fee and all other requirements of membership shallbe determined from time to time by regulation.8. termination of membersh ip sha II be pursuant to the regu lations.

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for the following objects, that is to say:(a) to promote the advancement of learning and the d

of knowledge;, (b) to promote the intellectual, social, moral and phyment of its members and the betterment of society;(c) to establish and carryon scholarship and research(d) to establish and maintain a library;

(e) to develop and conduct seminars, lectures and cocourses, and to publish a journal and such other scholarlyshall be relevant to the educational purposes of the colacademic credits sha II be given by the college with regard toin any such activities;(f) to construct, maintain and operate a bui Iding for thprovide dwelling accommodation and meals for the membelege and otherwise complementing the functions and foci Isecondary institutions of learning and co-operating theend that the members of the college will receive a wideducation than would otherwise be possible; and(g) for the further attainment of the above objects, todevise, lease or purchase and to hold real and personal pcluding all such land, buildings, hereditaments and possefrom time to time be acquired or erected by the collegeto the charitable gifts ac t and the mortmain and charitato accept on beha If of the college any gifts, devises or beproperty, real or personal, and to invest the proceeds tincome therefrom in acquiring and maintaining residencespose of providing dwelling accommodation for the meco liege;the head office of the corporation to be situate at the citin the said county of york; andthe first directors of the corporation to be Kathleen RBarryWilliam Hales, David George Maxwell, Robert GordStanley Melvin Adelman, John Jordan and William Alfrhereinbefore mentioned;and it is hereby ordained and declared that the corporacarried on without the purpose of gain for its members anor other accretions to the Corporation sha I be used in objects.given under my hand and seal of office at the city of toprovince of ontario this twenty-fourth day of july in thelord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight.

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province of ontario

by the honourableRobert Welch,

provincial secretary and minister of citizenshipto all to whom these presents sha II come greeting

w he r e a s the corporations act provides that with the exceptionstherein mentioned the lieutenant governor may in his discretion, byletters patent, issue a charter to any number of persons, not fewer thanthree, of twenty-one or more years of age, who apply therefor, constituting them and any others who become shareholders or members ofthe corporation thereby created a corporation for any of the objects towhich the authority of the legislature extends;an d w he r e a s by the said ac t it is further provided that theprovincia I secretary may in h s discretion and under the seal of hisoffice have, use, exercise and en joy any power, right or authorityconferred by the said act on the lieutenant governor;an d whereas by their application in that behalf the persons hereinnamed have applied for the issue of a charter constituting them acorporation for the due carrying out of the undertaking hereinafter setforth;an d w he r e a s it has been made to appear that the said persons havecomplied with the conditions precedent to the issue of the desiredcharter and that the sa id undertaking is with n the scope of the said act;an d w he r e a s by the department of the provinc ia I secretary an dcitizensh ip act, 1960-61 it is provided that the provincial secretary andminister of citizensh p may exercise the powers that were conferred onthe provincial secretary at the time the said ac t came into force;no w t h e r e fo r e know ye that under the authority of the hereinbefore in part recited acts I do by these letters patent issue a charterto the persons hereinafter named that is to say: Kathleen Rose Whalen,Barry Wi Iliam Hales and David George Maxwell, students, RobertGordon Fullerton, directorof athletics, John Jordan, managing director,and William Alfred Newman, architectural technologist, all of themun icipa I ty of metropo I tan toronto, in the county of york and provinceof ontario; and Stanle y Melvin Adelman, of the city of ottawa, in theregional area ot the regional municipality of ottawa-carleton andprovince of ontario, housing fi eld worker, canadian union of students;constituting them and any others who become members of the corporation hereby created a corporation without share capital under the nameof

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charterby-laws of Neill-Wycik Colle

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menu with a pee I

our esteemed building has an equally e-steamed cafeteria located onon the ground floor.wewill operate the cafeteria by making use of a minimal kitchen staffand relying upon the resources of any of the members who wish to workoff their "fag duties" by working in the kitchen. by doing our own th ingthe operation becomes more flexible and menus more a-peeling.meals wi II be avai lable to both members and non-members six days aweek. that includes lunch and dinner. meals will not be offered onsundays. the high degree of absenteeism on weekends makes it impractical for us to offer meals on sunday. besides, if god rested on theseventh day - our kitchen staff ought to be able to put their feet up.furthermore, all you second class mothers in the six-man or apartmentun its don It have to continually poison yourselves. its a Iways a goodexperi ence to eat out. so treat your man/woman to a sumptous mea I foradollaror thereabouts in our cafeteria. all the meals you will receivewill include substantial portions of meat, potatoes, vegetables and ofcourse dessert-love dessert.for your convenience there will be two dining hours and members willbe able to ea t during the shift that is most convenient to them. forexample from 5-6 pm. or from 6- 7 pm.forthosestudentswithconflictingtimetables or for those students who attend another institution otherother than ryerson bag lunches wi II be provided.for the best in non-institutional ized food come I ve with us.Doug Henderson

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do it cooperativelywelcome to your bui Iding.now here comes the nitty gritty.this coop, Neill-Wycik College,. is new; only by a ninety percentfederal mortgage can we enjoy it. this mortgage, plus all the otherexpenses that a building incurs must be paid off monthly, since our onlysource of income is renta I money, we must ensure that everyone paystheir rent on time.what do we pay?(a) if you I ve in a on e bedroom apartment you have a twelve monthlease. you have already paid your last month's rent, when you movein, you will pa y your first month's rent. rent is due at the beginning ofevery month.(b) if you live in a 2 man self cooking suite you may have either a fourmonth or twelve month lease. once again your first month's rent is duewhen you move into the building and the remaining monthly paymentsare due at the beginning of each month.(c) if you liveina6man self cooking suite or a 12 man house unit (roomand board) you wi II have pa d a portion of your term rent (four month's)and the remaining balance is due september the 8th. the next term'srent is due the beginn ing of january.who and where do you pay?you pay our busy, boaton, bonvivant, bookkeeper; Caro I, in the 22ndfloor office. (all the Neill-Wycik offices are located on the 22ndfloor .)nsfwe can not afford to carry people in the building because a coop isn1ta coop isn't a coop . isn't a coop unless it is financially viable.if you do not pay your rent regu lari Iy the coop wi II cease to exist. wecan't afford another rochdale because only you and i will get screwedintheear thinkaboutit. consequently, strict measures will be takento ensure the continuence of the coop. if you fai I to pay your rent orwriteabadchequeyourcase will be delt with by the house committee.(your peers and fellow members) by law eviction fifteen days after therent was due is standard procedure.conclusionwe are dea I ng with real ities, the bui Iding, what it means and what itoffers are rea I th ings and i bel ieve in the bui Iding; so lets do it, letsmake it work .. and one of the ways to continue the function ing of th ebuilding is to pay your rent cooperatively.John Rowsome 35

-before repainting wash and rinse the wall surface. for diuse varsol sparingly, rinse, then paint once the wall is dr9. being a heel or how i learned to shampoo the rugsthere is a shampooing device that can be obtained from/co-ordinator, operating instructions wi II be attached.co-ordinator that is.)10. getting canned or how i painted my unitbefore you paint your unit check with your floor co-ordido a fantastic job. keep in mind that someone else will munit after you leave: in other words consideration.11. looking for a hot box?in the apartment & wo-man units the fuse box is located icupboards.12. an element of dangerafter checking the fuse box & your stove sti II doesn't wocartridges behind the front panel of the stove.John RowsomeDoug Henderson

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weekly: wash lightly using a clean damp mop with cool water. changethe rinse water frequently. give specia I attention to heel marks andsmudges. rub lightly with fine steel wool (0 or 00 grade steel wool ormedium grade nylon pad.) and detergent, then give these spots a lightapplication of wax.periodically: at regular intervals, depending on traffic over the area,give the floor a major clean ing and re-waxing.cleaning and wax removalwashthefloor with a mild neutral liquid detergent and water. strongerdetergents may be used on vinyl sheet goods, if necessary. for waxremoval, use an approved wax stripper. do not use scouring cleansers.-they leave deposits wh ich are difficult to rinse off.ri nse the floor with a min imum amount of coo I water. do not flood thefloor-repeat rinse with min imum of water unti I wash water is removed.allow the floor to dry thoroughly.re-waxingapply a thin coat of self-polishing, water based, emulsion wax, usinga clean string mop or lambswool applicator. use long straight strokesin one direction for best results. allow to dry, then apply a second thincoat of wax. when dry, buff with a mechanical polisher for best results.annually: remove wax from vinyl floor, using a scrubbing machine withnylon pads. re-wax as previously specifi ed.remember: do not use steel wool in the "grubbing ll (the little groovesin the floor.)boot trays and rubber casters wi II stain the ti Ie and discolour it over aperiod of time.(c) cerami c floor ti Iewash the wh ite wa II ti Ie with water and a I quid detergent, rinse andwax with qualified ceramic tile wax.(d) quarry tile: washwHhwaterandmuriticacid. (followtheinstructionswith muritic acid and use with extreme care,) rinse, then wax.8. getting plastered or how i washed the wa lis.do not drink the I quid detergent. wash the wa lis with the Ii qui ddetergent. avoid all abrasive cleansers such as dutch cleanser or ajaxon the wa II s because they Ieave ares due or fi Im that is eas Iydistinguished once the walls dry.

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clothes with a towel and tuck the edges in well . becausvelocity spin anything that spills out of the basket becausloading will be well ground up.no dyeing of clothes in the washers or drying of freshly dythe dryers.if you have any trouble, please report immediately to the 'supervisorl if the mach ine is at fault, your coin wi IImoney lost through negligence or improper use of theover-loading wi II not be refunded.5. how to avoid a pane and leave the si Ily windowsyou do notavoid cleaning the windows by throwing a bookthrough it (think about it) because it gets cold in the winwill be contracted to clean the outside of the windows.inside of the windows, simply use your favourite windoand wipe clean.- the screens in th e windows are permanently fixed, sotamper with them.6. how to pull the wool over your eyes or clean the curtait is recommended that you dry clean your curtains. it is alsothat a professional iron them -so spend a few cents and havproperly, itlll save you alot of hassle in the end.if you should wash and iron your curtains, do so with acare, otherwise the curtains will look like rags in a veryiron the curtains you must press the underside of the pleatpleats stand out. the IIheading I (top) of the curtain muwith utmost of care, also. (thats not the naval term for the way.) one more word about the curtains - shake or once a week to get the dust out of them, they'll last locolours will remain positive longer.7. being floored by the dirt or how i learned to wash my(a) for vinyl tile in your rooms(b) for vinyl tile in the loungesgeneral: remove stains or spi lis, as they occur. blot upavoid spreading.dai Iy: sweep the floor with a dust mop or soft fibre orremove surface dirt.

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- there is an element of surprise .. . hese are not self-cleaning ovens.you wi II have noticed th is after your first gri lied cheese sandwich . what a smell!- to clean, just brush on , or spray on , any oven c leaner and .. . andfollow the manufacturer's instructions.-again, if you have any enquiries about the functioning of the stove,consult the instruction book provided by admiral.4. bubbles, bubbles, toil & trouble, or how learned touse THEWASHERS AND DRYERS.-the washers and dryers are on the top floor. (22nd) they are coinoperated like mostofus. there are 10 washers, 5 dryers, and I extractor.-WA SH ERS (and nuts)a) there are two sizes .. he regular 8 Ibs. capacity at 25c;: a load,and the large 12 Ibs. capacity at 3 0 ~ .b)please read the detai led instructions on the inside of the washer lid.c)a Iways make sure your clothes are loaded even Iy in the washer. whenwash ing large items, put in a few sma Iler items to ba lance the load.hey man, if you get bad vibrations during the 'spin', it is an indicationthat you have an unbalanced load. sooo shut off the washer and wa ittill it stops spinning. then open the lid and re-arrange your clothesevenly around the tub, shut the lid and turn the switch back on .d) to insure a completed cycle always push the coin chute, with yourcoin or coins, all the way in and then pull it out to the start position.e) do not oversoap . one cup of most soaps is plenty. if you haveaccidently oversoaped, put in one cup of fleecy or other fabri c softenerto cut the suds down.- DRYERS (for all the wet)a) dryer capacity is 30 Ibs. approximately 3 regular washer loads or 2large washer loads.b) say, the dryer runs 10 minutes for put in two dimes, one afterthe other and it wi II run for 20 minutes without stopping . . etc.c) you select dryer temperature depending on the fabric you are drying but remember dryers get hot and padded bras (perish the thought)foam rubber, or plastic may burn or melt, so watch carefully.d) dryers dry better at or near capac ity, so if you have 2 loads putthem in on e dryer.extractor (for the ki ds)a) using the extractor wi II reduce your drying time considerably.b) extractor runs I cycle forc) extractor must be loaded very even Iy an d very carefully. cover your

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maintenance and cleaning in the building

if one is in want of cleanliness - do not scrub this articlit all up like a sponge or moplI. aw shute, or how i piped down to remove the garbagethe garbage shute is located at the entrance to the 12 man(thats on the east side of the building.}there'sa squish(compacting unit) at the bottom of the chute that squishescontainers we rent from the city. the city takes our neagarbage to a dump and burns it .2. loosing your coo I or how i learned to deprost my refriwhen the red button in yourfreezer (top compartment of the ris covered you should defrost it . at any rate you shouldrefridgerator at least once a week in the summer.procedure:fi rst, remove a II the food from the fridge. gather it up run out into the hall and yell coop at the top of your lungon the floor ought to run to your aid and keep the food cdefrosting is completed. on e word of advice; any I quiacquired from your local L.C.B.O. shouldbe kept in thedefrosting because you needn't yell coop to ge t the entireafter the consumption of said refreshment-with or without ysecond, turn the temperature control in the refridgeratoposition.third, in the freezer there is a baffle, open it; it acts athe defrosting tray.four, you can place a pan of warm tap water in the freezethe defrosting process.caution: do not use a kettle or defrosting element in thebecause they wi II warp the inside of the freezer and causeof hassie.five, to clean the inside of your fridge or freezer, use ord_ if in doubt about anything concerning defrost procedumanufacturers handbook-they Ire very admirable people.3. home, home on the range, or how i learned to CLEAN- after you have put back a II the food from defrosting thmight as well clean the oven. (after a few relaxingfavourite brand, naturally)

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mortar and steelconcrete and brickcranes and painsmetal and stickplaster and pipingrai ling and sidinghydro and water mainshackles and bindingstruckers and torchesceilings and wallsgarbage and cartagefloorings and rna lismachines making noisesmachines moving brickspeople giving ordersand men moving picksgrowing, soaring upward and outactive and constant with chaos throughoutapartment 717 looks across to this scenejust a very minor part of this major scheme22 stories22 floorsmany more fam iii esopening their doorswe're living togethereach member a namecome live with usconcern is our aimthis building is finishedits finally reali wonder why we made itof concrete and steelplease, come live with us.

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Audrey Cohn - a member of the board and sociology instructor atryerson poly echnical institute.editor's note:if the membersh ip of the college happens to disagree with any of themeasures instigated to date; it becomes membersh ip's duty to changethose regulations for the benefit of the coop itself, through cooperativeinteraction. '

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clean I nessnothing is as potentially detrimental to the viability of oas unsanitary and unsightly living conditions. the janitomaintain publ ic areas, but each floor is responsible for itshalls, walls, etc. the residence of each floor will decidduty system" so that general accepted conditions areeach floor rep will transmit these plans and schedulescommittee. each I ving unit is responsible for its own mand must meet the general standards established by the housdisputes, non-cooperation & evictionfailure to abide by the regulations ie . failure to meeresponsibility to the community, may ultimately result members are entitled to appeal these decisions, in facdispute or allegation through the house committee (or a sthereof,) whose decision is binding.the operation of the house committee-election of representativesat the outset, each floor wi II elect one representative to thin case of his resignation, leaving the college or absenconsecutive meetings; the residence of the floor wi IIrepresentative. once the committee is operational it is howi II consider the problem of devising a more equitable sresentation such that all various I ving units with their unwi II be ably represented. from its members the committechairman.quoruma simple majority of the elected representatives is sufficibusiness, btlt pol icy decisions must be ratified by a 2/3minutesminutes of each meeting will be taken by a secretary elcommittee. the secretary will submit copies of each setthe general manager, the registrar, the house committeshall post one copy in designated area for the generalthe membersh ip.once the house committee is duly constituted and funcsumes responsibility and authority for the administratiorevision of these regulations. suffice it to say, by way o

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(a) no one sleeps in the common areas(b) after ten days visitors become residents and as such are required topay rent.

emergenciesI) fire: please use the fire alarms as posted and evacuate the premisesas per standard procedure.2) for other emergencies, notify the registrar, and follow postedinstructions for phone numbers of police, medical services etc.3) in case of lost keys there wi II be an attendent on duty at the maindesk during "locked hours". open door and desk hours are pol icydecisions yet to be decided upon. for replacement keys apply to theregistrar.interior decorationposters are beautifull please use linen tape which will not remove thepaint.please use adhesive picture hooks, which will not remove the walls.do not paint walls, doors, furniture etc. without explicit permissionfrom the house committee via your floor co-ordinator.appliancespi ease advise the general manager (through your floor representatives)ofthenumberof appliances in use per unit (radio, t .v. , tape recorderetc.). in rare cases it may be necessary to limit the use of these, inthe case of electrical overload.the following responsibilities are discharged at the floor level wherein one shares responsibi I ty for the immediate environment. disputesshould be referred to the house committee.petspets wi II be a I owed in the apartment & two - man suites only. no petswill be allowed in the six man or twelve-man units. only ordinaryhouse pets are permitted. the house committee has the right and theresponsibility to ask a specific owner or entire floor to get rid of petsif there are complaints about noise, odour, damage or unsanitaryconditions.noiseconfine your conviviality to a tolerable noise level; please respectyour neighbours right to privacy and don't impose the sounds of yourlifestyleupon him; keep in mind that most students sleep and study .sometime. 25

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welcome to the bui Iding.

the house committee is the organization of representatwhose task it is to create and implement the structures anunderlying the functioning of the Neill-Wycik communia residence of 750 people cannot function without some baequally certain is the desire of the coop population for persoin choosing their own I fe style. to effect a balance btwo needs, the house committee has kept one basic premthe opportunity for communal living allows students to dthe supervision and compulsory services usually provideaccommodations; in return, this style of accommodation reresident a high degree of personal and group responsibilitthus residence in Neill-Wycik College provides the megreat deal of latitude, so long as the viability of the totaisnotundermined. the ground rules which follow are an into specify those standards of conduct that guarantee theand harmony and viability of the community, consistprinciples of coop living.the following prescriptions apply to the Neill-Wycik colarge.alcohol - Neill-Wycik is your home, to enjoy and entertwish. please make sure that you and your guests are ofthe consumption of alcohol on the premises.drugsthesaleofdrugs is absolutely forbidden on the premises. tand use of hard drugs is proh ibited.visitorsthe house committee earnestly seeks to differentiate betweand "crashers". obviously residents are entitled to havtheir home subject to certain conditions. but, bear in mbui Iding was constructed for a certain occupancy, and thor prolonged presence of additional persons sufficiently inand tear, inefficiency in elevator service, general noisethat the following restrictions are necessitated.

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the houses within Neill-Wycik Collegemost people know Neill-Wycik College as the 22 storey building onthe corner of gerrard and mutual streets.there is another part of the co-op that few people know about. thereare three houses in the immediate area of the building that houseapproximately 40 Nei II-Wycik members. these houses came into beingshortly after the in itia I idea of the bui Iding came about, two yearsago. the houses provide a core of people who have experience in coopliving and this experience will be used in the initial operation of themainbuilding. the same can besaidforthepeoplewho lived at RochdaleCollege, for the explicit purpose of being able to capitalize onRochdale's mistakes. now the houses will continue to function as analternative to "high rise" living.rents in the houses are very reasonable, comparable and usually cheaperthan outside housing. a single room is $60/month and a double room is$50/month.each house has a kitchen, fully equipped to accomodate 12-14 people.you can buy your own food or join the "food kitty" for $5/week andeat to your heart's content. all cooking and cleaning is done by thosepeople participating in the "food kitty. " you wi II be surprised by thenumberofpeoplewho haven't cooked before and have discovered theirtalent as a chef.each house has a common room. or lounge where one can watch t. v.,read, get into a friendly discussion or receive advise on any homeworkor research problem you might be having. since it is a coop, theremust be cooperation between all house members, with everyone doingtheir own I ttle bit to help keep harmony and order with in the house.the houses wi II continue to operate along with the mnin bui Iding andprovide another important variation in environmental living . all membersof the houses are still members of Neill-Wycik College, so that all ofthe facilities of the main building are open to us and we can help inthe success of the programs being offered by taking part in them.having lived in a coop since last september, i think it is a fantasticway of life because it teaches one, to shoulder responsibility an dconcern for other people. so if you don't like living in a "high rise"building, why don't you come live with us in one of the houses. if youshould decide to live in the main building, why don't you drop by andvisit us in the houses? you ar e always welcome.Bob KerrBob Chan

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3. Nei II-Wycik has an agreement wh i ch says that once itthe cmhc and other mortgage holders to transfer the mortCollege wi II transfer title of the bui Iding to Nei IImanagement committee will then probably end. this willat least a couple of years.4 . Neill-Wycik has control over monies such as eddonations, etc., which it might raise for whatever pur5 . the salaries of the "staff", and expenses of Co-op Colof the capital cost financing, and form part of the cost of6. Neill-Wycik pays annually a charge of $4.00 per bthe 'educational' activities of Co-op College.

other responsibi I tiesCo-opCollegehasto build (hopefully by this time has buifor Nei II-Wycikwh ich conforms to specifications and drawiof by the representatives of Nei II-Wycik.co-op college has to arrange the financing for the bufrom the non-builtin furniture and drapes, which are prothe management committee and Neill-Wycik.Neill-Wycik, along with the management committee hbuilding according to the purposes of Neill-Wycik.conclusionthe above relationships are defined more clearly in thebetween Co-op College and Neill-Wycik, which brings ithe management committee, and clearly defines rescopies of this agreement should be available to the memstaff of Co-op College is available to explain the agreemthe pressures of completing a bui Iding and moving in havsometimes created bad feelings between "locals" and "staff". let us hope that Neill-Wycik will be a shiningthe occasional rule.Rick Waernpro ject directorCo-op College residences inc.

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purposes:Co-op College had as its initial purpose the development of studentco-operative housing in ontario. the major responsibi I ty for the workforthisdevelopmentrestswith the II staff "; th e "board ll isthe incorporatedbody which has some of the legal responsibility.with in th is purpose the staff and board have held a number of conferences,consulted with groups outside the province and outside the country,done quite a bit of research and politicking, etc.some of the staff and some of the board members are now interested indeveloping low-cost housing for other groups, such as citizens' groupsand the ywca.Co-op College is concerned not only with the cost of a project, but aswell that the design be workable and humane, if not exciting, and thatthe control and internal functioning of its project relect the wishes ofits members and a concern to create healthy communities.Neill-Wycik College is a residence mainly for ryerson students. it isalso an experiment in high-rise living. this is not only because peoplewant it to be experimental, but because it is a large, multi-use building in downtown toronto in 1970. it is by nature unique, and thereforeexperimental.

financial responsibilities:as a resu It of a somewhat embarrassing experience with another of ourprojects, cmhc has made it clear that Co-op College must maintaineffective control over its projects for a couple of years. this period oftimemightbeshortenedsomewhat. in order to do this a joint committeecalled the IImanagement committee" has been formed. this committeehas been described somewhere else.in the event that the committee falls apart, Co-op College has theability to take over the operation of the building itself.the basic financial situation is as follows:I. Co-op College has title (owns) the bui Iding, and is responsible forpaying the cmhc mortgages, as well as the other mortgages on thebuilding; also taxes.2. the management committee operates the bui Iding, collects rents,pays other bills, and gives Co-op College enough money to pay whatwhat it has to pay.

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Nei II-Wycik College and Co-op Collegei wi II attempt to briefly summarize the relationship betwCollege and Neill-Wycik College.in order to make the task only formidable and not imposrestrict myself to the ideas, legalities and responsibilitiestwo groups. the more interesting and perhaps more important rbetween the people involved in each group may, as a resuforeover.Co-op CollegeCo-op College is a provincially incorporated-co-operatiit exists more or less on three levels:I. the "Iocals" which are projects now in existance, justperhaps on Iy being organized, wh ich become members of Co-to date most of the projects have been student co-operati2. the "board" of Co-op College, which consists of,representatives of each of the 'projects' . the "board" is tdirect policy, represent the interests of the locals they maand provide an educational service to the members. it doeswith varying degrees of success. the "board I gets paid trav3. the II staffll of Co-op Co liege is to be employed by thedirector ll who in turn is to be employed by the board. theout the instructions of the board and supervises the devpro jects. when these two come into confl ict , the staff attboth with varying degrees of success. the "staff" works annual income.when Co-op College started, the "Iocal"people and the "boand the II staff I people were all more or less the same peoplerelated, so th ings went very smoothly. now that there are mana large "board/l and several"staffl l the relationships amongstin the three groups are more formal and more work isdetermine what is in the interest of the three groups.Nei II-Wyc ik College is an incorporated non-profit company.the bui Iding at mutual and gerrard streets and whatever otwishes. it is one of the /llocals" of Co-op College. other have written much better than i about what Neill-Wycik C

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are responsible for constructing an annual operating budget and overseeing its impl ementation. to this end the general manager, andthrough him the rest of the full -time staff, report to the managementcommittee.in a short while, probably within 3 years, the management committeewill fade away and their responsibilities will revert back to the boardof directors of Nei II -Wycik Co"ege. in the interim, the three Nei 11-Wycik members of the committee are appointed responsible to, andremovable by the board of Neill-Wycik.our general manager is Joel Tarrida, who comes to us from the Canadianimperial bank of commerce. he is responsible to the committee for A)day-to-day operations, and B) financia I and plann ing advice. he wi IIbe working with a maintenance chief and a chef, each of whom willbe runn ing h s own department, and wi II have a secretary and abookkeeper to help him run the office. while they are , directlyresponsible to the management committee, they are hired as much witha view to encourage individual members to take direct responsibilityfor their environment as for their abi I ty to do what members can It,shouldnlt or wonlt do individually.

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someof the problems of living in a high-rise co-operativedealt with by the individual member-for example, learninalong with your neighbours and keeping your room and sothers require committees wh ich are responsible for their acmembers. the management committee is a product of the sof Neill-Wycik in its early years. there are three main reexistence:I. wewant to get off to a running start in terms of being abthe day to day events around the coll ege to their long-range for us as an organization with heavy financial responsibhave, for example, over $750,000 worth of expenses per ythrough our operations.)2. ourbuildingisfinancedprincipa"yby a crown corporatmortgage and housing corporation, and was developed by cco liege residences inc., a student co-op controlled comcollege has its name on our mortgage unti I the governmenthat we can go off completely on our own. thus co-op cvital interest in our well-being.3. we want to develop ways of dealing with problems ouexperiences at Neill-Wycik. however, this doesn't precluding a situation which gives US the benefit in our first yearperiences of a few people who have been working in andcollege or other similar projects for a bit longer than mosthe management committee is a response to these situationsof six members - three appointed by the board of directoWycik College Inc., and three appointed by the board of coresidences inc. the three Neill-Wycik appointees are Joand Gerry 0 1 Grady, both Ryerson students, and Jack Dimresidence co-ordinator for inn is college at the universitythe co-op college appointees are John Jordan, executiveco-op college, Stan Adelman, the co-op college project Neill - W yc ik ls building development, and Kathy Whaemployed as "co-ordinator" by Neill-Wycik and is our reon the board of co-op college. by having a group such asmanagement committee, it is hoped that the needs andNeill-Wycik members will be of a controlling factor in thmaking of the group. their job is simple. all decisions whicoperating (as opposed to education) finances of the pro jemade through - or in line with - management committee p

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is someth ing you want that isn It there, or if you want to get to someth ingthat is and canlt find it, or if you just would like to talk about theprograms, come and see me - as registrar, itls sort of my thing. ingeneral - i f you want to talk to someone about anything to do with thecollege, or the building, come and see me, ilm in the shepherd roomon the 22nd floor.Kathy Whalen

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your registrarhousing at ryerson-hm-has been a problem for just abouanyone can remember. so in 1966 we , the students, dec ded it as our problem and to share the responsibi I ty for solvingyear we set up the "committee" to found a housing co-operwas Ell iot Spanten, Dave Maxwell, Janet Weir, Barry Hal-names who have now become part of the history of ryerson a-Wycik College. like many committees we held meetings,wrotereportsandpulledoutourhair;allto discover that yeswe did indeed have a housing problem. but what was the sthen came Stanley - S ta n Adelman was then working as a hworker for the canadian union of students. he simply gaveagement and the name of a real-estate contact. Stan theto get our first house from ryerson. would you bel ieve an owhich could get a house rent free sti II managed to lose mwe had very much to learn. we rented our second house fromgovernment and our third and fourth from private real-estcourse, there was our 2 floors at rochdale college.while this house expansion was going on, we incorporated Neill-WycikCollege underthecharitable institutions ac t ational institute. our assets at the time of incorporation wegrant from surpi to cover our legal fee. immediately Stan beupmeetingswith architects, developers, etc., - together wdeve lop the concepts of th is bui Iding. where the walls are, tthe colour, the carpets, the cafeteria, the lounges, the bedslamps, tiles, virtually everything youlll be using was resediscussedanddecided on by the groups of Neill-Wycik memeven your rents.from the house operations and the work on planning the buithepeopleandtheexperiencethathasmade it possible for NCollege to really be a student building-conceived, plancontrolled by us.but it has taken more than just saying it to make this co-oyoulve been coming in to see us in the office, welve beenthat the bui Iding wi II be run by various committees, acommittees would be made up from the Neill-Wycik membregistrar, it is part of my job to help you to organize these and to provide the background information to enable you fore levant decisions.as a college, Neill-Wycik has an education program. thisvaried-check itout in your calendar-you should have got on

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floor having four different types of un it. the top floor houses a 12-manun it, a a laundromat with iron ing and sewing rooms, a lounge,a magazine room, a study room, seminar rooms, a pottery room, anarts and crafts room and Neill-Wyciks offices.each of the resident floors has one 12-man un it, two 6-man un its, four2-man units and two apartments. each unit by its nature will require aa different type of coop commitment.the board of directorsthe coop is run by its members. to faci I tate you there is an electedboard of directors. elections to the board of directors are held infebruary of each year. the bylaw of the corporation are such thatone-half of the board is replaced each year. thus the maximum termfor a board member is two years and at the same time assurance is giventhat no more than 1/2 of any board is inexperienced. the board isresponsible to the membership and provision is made for a referendumshould the need arise. election to the board of directors is open to themembership and there will be an all student board within one year of-he bui Idings operation.board meetings are open to the membership and active participation bythe members is invited. all committees report to the board. the generalmanager and the registrar are also responsible to the board of directors.a look at the cost of living in torontobuilding anything today is an expensive business. this is especially truein toronto where land val ues are very hihg. the property that Nei 11-WycikCollegeis built on costs one million dollars alone. thebuildingsprojected annual expenses 851,000 dollars per year,consequentlyactual rents are only comparable for the first year of operation. onecouldpossiblyfind lower rents in toronto, however with lease problems,heavy restri ctions, and transportation costs. any student who uses thet . t .c. daily will spend a minimum of $43.00/ term going to and fromryerson. (th is assumes that only one zone fare is required) in additionto the material expense, time is wasted. the fact that Neill-WycikCollege is virtually lion campus I allows students to participate in manyextracurricu lar activities without the added expense of transportation.one last and obvious point is that Nei II-Wycik College will be a fantasticplace to live come live with us.David Snelgrove - a membe r of the board and top student in 1st yearphotographic arts, now entering 2nd year.

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by the "local. I in our case the equity came originally fromfrom the previous land owner and the contractor.why have student coopsstudent coops have three vital areas of concern:I) the formation of a cooperative I fe style2) an improved educationa I environment3) lower costslife stylestudent coops can fi II a vital gap that insitutional residencin university residences the student must answer to adminthe administration must answer to "public pressure. I inthe student is accountabl e to his peers. they have a gfreedom and yet the responsibi lity of control I ng your ownrests heavi Iy upon them. students are responsible for thmanagement problems, coordinating problems and peopleshort, by its very nature the coop becomes a learning sistudents have a chance to mature and develop a heatowards responsibility that is unique.educationall members of the student coop are aware of student's nits membersh ip consists of fellow students. each student nstudy, a p lace to study, access to proper fac i I ti es, andareas to get away from it all and relax. students decide aand as a result, in most coop houses the academic standinis well above that of the non-coop student.furthermore, Nei II-Wycik College has a fantastic educatioit consists of:education through coop living, a rich and rewardingitself.casual and information seminars arranged by studentsspecial activities to be offered by fellow students ingraphy, fi 1m, cerami cs - usi ng the extensive faci I ties ofthe teaching of a wide range of courses that respect(volunteer) have a passion for and are very often educational institutions, without the formal ity and regprocessed and institutional ized knowledge.the building is 22 storeys high and affords a beautiful viewcity. th e basement wi 11 house a sauna bath, a games rodarkroom and music listening room. the main floor has room, cafeteria and kitchen. there are also a few comon the main floor. floors 2 through to 21 are the I ving are

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look for Neill-Wycik's "education calendar". it will be available inseptember.lower costcoopers seem to be able to bui Id student residences at between 2/3 to1/2 the cost of other institutions. yet coops offer lower rents and lessexpensive services. for example, our educational program is a serviceof living in the building. it costs each member the time to attend thecourses in the area of his particular interests and nothing more. intoronto coop is the basic methodof combating a student housing shortageand unscrupu lous landlords.coop and youit might be worth noting that when the new bui Iding succeeds and worksas a coop, it wi II be the first success fu I high rise coop in north ameri ca .there are many other student coops in canada and the united states butthe largest working high rise coop, at present has approximately 250members under one roof.for a coop to work, all of its members must think coop, this does notmean that academics or anything else for that matter is thrown out thewindow. it simply means that each member must accept the fewI mitations of the coop as means of en joying its numerous advantages.from a practical point of view it means you must begin to take onresponsibilities for your own environment. there is no superintendentfor you to run to if your hall is not vacuumed, primari Iy because eachmember is h s own superintendent - all 752 of you. with cooping youhave to clean the rug, your unit, etc. because no one else is going todo it for you. we do not provide maid or baby sitting service forindividuals who ought to be responsible enough to look after themselvesand considerate enough to take into account those living with them.as a resident of the bui Iding you wi II be asked to pledge a certainamount of time to help the bui Iding run. in coop houses, work sh iftsamount to between 2 and 4 hours per week; it wi II most likely be thesame in the new building. it might also be noted that in Neill-Wycik,male and female have equal status and share equally all facets ofparticipation, in academic studies, work duties, or whatever.at this time a coop housing development, "COOp College ll had beenformed in toronto to attempt to aid students in organzing student housingprojects. the ryerson group joined coop college and applied forincorporation in 1967. the group began working with Howard Adelman,who was at that time executive director of coop col lege/a programwas developed for a coop Ilhigh risell and mortgage approval was grantedin december 1968.in canada, student cooperative residences are eligible for 90 %government loans at lower interest rates than the prevai I ng mortgage

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an introduction to coopletusbegin with the "co" of coop, which stands for cooperare people. coops unlike joint stock companies arefoundeandspiritual needs of various groups of people and existforpurpose of supplying service to their members; not for mamembership is restricted to those who need the servicesagree to participate in the democrat functioning of the colooking at the operative part of coops; they are operated onof one member, one vote. the membersh ip runs the cothough is "operate" and due to economic necessity, the socof the coop must exist with in the overa I tenor of modern ethe first coops were organized in england in the early 180successful being thatof the weavers in the small town of roto be confused with rochda Ie college or rochdale vi Ilagbasic household items amongst themselves and succeedecoop. thefollowing is a list of "rochdale principles" that stodayls coops:- membership, vOluntary and open to all, regardless ofreligion, politics or other affiliations- democratic control, one vote per member- religious and political neutralitycontinuous education in the principles and practices othow we got our name?officiallyweare incorporated as "Neill-Wycik College Ina long story short; the coop wanted to be incorporated und"Wycik College ll in honour of momma and papa Wycik; twpeople who have given 25 years of devoted servi ce to ryerslegal technicalities forced the use of a prefix consequdecided to use "Neill" in honour of A.S. Neill, the fo"summerhill" school; thus Neill-Wycik College.our historya student housing group was formed from the student adcouncil of ryerson poly echnical institute in 1966, to seekan urgent housing probl em for ryerson students. the ryerson aprovides extremely limited housing for its 6,000 students.are forced to seek accomodation with "slumlords" whostudents to undue restrictions and cost. students are also foaccomodation some distance from the schoo I and as a reshas the reputation of being a 9 to 5, institution. '- tutorialsoffered in subjects that ryerson students find mby ryerson instructorls.

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mama & papa Wycikthe two beautiful, smiling faces that you see here belong and Raymond Wycik. thoseof you who are already familiar wwi II know them as mama and papa over at kerr hall.in looking for a name for this college, we wanted to find soby thethingsthey had created and by the way in which they life, wouldofferan inspiration and direction to th e college. kerr hall has for many years been a good place to be . goodtalkin, good to eat in, good to get things done in, even goin. i t is organized and it is clean, but it isn1t stifling ormama and papa are runn ing ker r ha II and have for over 20 yin naming the College Neill-Wycik we, as ryerson studensay thank-you to them.

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the great speckled bird (minerva's owl) hovers over this building. shegathers together in the even ing dusk and prophesies the coming of a morecooperative society. Nei II-Wycik College gives you a living educationalexperience without the depersonalization of institutionalized stuffings,if you want it .

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everyone taking part in the educational programs is a "mbetter word might be a "participant".in the summerhill no face can be lost by anyone since nohierarchial situation except by mutual consent. more sihave no one with authority you can not engender hatred oto express individuality in the form of mischief or anti-socito some more traditional educators, the summerhill way seattempt to gain an educational paradise on earth. summparadise, it is a place of constant educational confronpalatable by liberal doses of common sense and humanity.toputitin A.S. Neill's own words: "i believe thatto impuntil he comes to the opinion--his own opinion---that done." th is idea is fundamenta I to the operatio n of Nei II-Walong with the educational principle - - - : "make the schstudent". two good reasons why this collegeispartly namedNeill of summerhill school.

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what A.S. Neill has in common with this college

A. S. Ne i lion a thumbnai IA. S. Neill is the headmaster of the famous radical school namedsummerhill. the school, founded in 1921 is situated at leiston, suffolk,england and houses 45 co-educational students ranging in age from6-18.Neill, now 86 1/2 years old, is well known for his ideas and practicesallowing maximum freedom for the ch iId to learn when he is ready.Neiliis guiding principle is "make the school fit the child".over the years, Neill has had his distracting critics since the schoolfounding 49 years ago. despite this he has had immense success withhistype of education which has no hierarchy or anyone seeking status.Ne i Ills system is based on IIfreedom and love" and respect for theindividual to make his own decisions in his life and education.A.S. Neill is the author of several books on "child rearing" not theleast of which are: summerhill: a radical approach to child rearing,1960, and freedom-not license! 1966. both books are printed by hartpublishing of new york.

famed psychologist, Erich Fromm remarks in the foreward of Nei Illsfirst book summerhill: "summerhiliis aim is to create happy, contentedpeople, not cultural misfits dedicated to war, insanity and cannedknowl edge" . about Nei II, Fromm states: "he is a man with a kind ofcourage rare today the courage to bel ieve in what he sees, and combinerealism with an unshakable faith in reason and love. he maintains anuncompromising reverance for life and respect for the individual. heis an exper imentor and an observer, not a dogmatist who has an egotisti cstake in what he is doing. IINei II-Wycik wi II base its educationa I program on the "respect for theindividual I concept. no one wi II lay down any criteria or conditionsbefore you can take part in the educational programs. you are urgedand invited to create your own educational experiences. this can beach ieved by combining with others simi larly interested in what you aredoing or by private study. in this learning environment there are nobarriers or special status to protect you in roles you may have devisedfor yourself as a "teacher" or a "student".

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II june 70dear Doug,

i am 86 1/2, a tired old man with too much on mvisitors last week and more than that number of letters. i simthe time an d energy to write for you, and my travelling dayyou young uns should now carryon the freedom flag yourse

but i wish i were young anough to accept yr inviover.

yours,i wonder who the other crook in your title is. tryingif one of the great train robbers was a Wycik. yr scheme

and it wi II succeed but on Iy if you have guys who get frtheir guts, and not like so many who get it only in the hea

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A.S. Neillsummerhillleiston, suffolkenglanddear Mr. Neill:

i am a member of the 22 storey co-op bui Iding named after youin toronto - Neill-Wycik College.at present i am in the process of getting a handbook togetherfor ori entation and genera I information purposes of its members.this letter contains two requests: the first being a request that

you consider writing an article for the handbook regarding your personalhopes and aspirations for the college itself and emphasizing the needfor individual participation. enclosed you will find some releventinformation regarding the co-op. the second request is that you considermaking a personal appearance at the college for the benefit of itsmembers, an d as an opportunity for you to experience just what ishappening in your honour; on or about September the 13th. all expensesyou may incur during travelling or while you are with us will be paidby the co-op. weIll pu t you up in the bui Iding during your stay andattempt to comply with your every wish.

since you are a famous or in some cases an infamous personagewe realize that the media will be clammering for interviews duringyour stay. if you should wish to make a few television appearances, orto make none at all your every request wi II be attended to in the mostprofessional manner possible.

if you should decide to write an article or send me informationenough to compose an article i would appreciate receipt of the materialby the second week in july as the handbook wi II be printed duringaugust and i wi II be on my holidays whi Ie it is being printed. i certainlyhope you can comply with both requests and i can on Iy extend to youmy most sincere apologies that you were not informed of the mattersooner.

since i am writing this letter of the request of our president-Miss Kathy Whalen- your decisions may be directed to eith er of us.Kathy will attend to all financial matters and a battalion of us willattend to your every request.

most sincerely yours,NEILL WYCIK COLLEGE INC.

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this handbook is dedicated to those individuals with theou t freedom - without l icence, and make it the essentiafor their day to day well being.

photo of A. S. Neillcourtesy of macmillan- collier publishing co . ltd., from book IIliving at summerhill II.

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th i s handbook refl ects a soc ia I process that wi II tax the resources of yourhead ra ther than the resources of your pocketbook. it's about cooperation,consideration & active participation. if you can adjust your lifestyle tothese criteria, just as you have adapted to reading this handbook, thenyou can make this 22 storey structure, called Neill-Wycik College ameaningful rea I ty.

cooperation is the fine art of living, working & participating together.itisnot a mere pipe dream. it works in berkely, california it works in annarbour, michigan. it works at A.S.Neill 's IISummerhill 1i school & it canwork here. however, to make it work each member of the coop mustexperience a basic commitment to the spirit of cooperation. for some ofyou this may be the heaviest burdenyouwill have undertaken because itdemands a great deal of maturity & consideration for others. nevertheless ,if you can meet the demands made of you & survive - and there may betimes when you may compare the whole thing to a survival course - youwi II discover that you have participated in a unique human experiencethat most likely has made you a more well defined person .

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appendixcollege's chartercollege's by laws

back cover - campus map

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1. note from the editor - Doug Henderson2. correspondence with A. S. Ne ll3. what has A. S. Neill in common with the college - Tom Thorne4. who are Moma & Popa Wycik - K at hy Whalen5. an introduction to co-operatives - Dave Snelgrove6. your registrar - Kathy Wha len7. the management committee - Jack DimondB. neill-wycik's relationship with co-op college - R ic k Waern9. contribution of the houses - Bob Kerr Bob Chan

10. the house committee - Audrey Cohn11 . poem - workable materia Is - J. Rowsome

12. howtodoitgarbage remova Idefrost your refrigeratorclean your shoeswashers & dryerswindowscurtains and furniture coveringswash floorswash wallsshampoo rugspaint your un it

who di d it - John RowsomeDoug Henderson

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neill-wycik owner's manual from 1970.pdf

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