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Collectivité · 1969 - 1974

Search committees were charged with the task of establishing a suitable list of individuals for whichever office needed to be filled, such as the office of President. The search committee examined the qualifications and backgrounds of the persons, conducted personal interviews with potential candidates, and made recommendations to the Board of Governors of the candidate best suited to hold the office. The membership of a search committee could include the Chancellor of the University, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, three members of the Board in addition to the Chairman, two members of the Corporation, two representatives of the Sisters of Charity, two representatives of Senate, two representatives of Faculty, two representatives of Alumnae and two representatives from the Student Body.

Murray, Christl
Personne

Christl (Tiefenbacker) Murray attended Mount Saint Vincent Academy from 1948 to 1951. From November 1948 to June 1950, she was a boarder, and from September 1950 to June 1951 she was a day student.

Burke, Mary, 1919-1935
Personne · 1919-1935

Mary Burke was born in 1919, the daughter of Oswald S. Burke of Kentville, Nova Scotia. She was to have graduated from Mount Saint Vincent Academy in 1935, but died on December 4th of that year. She was a member of the Academy Sodality.

Collectivité · 1984

In 1973, the first women's studies course was offered at Mount Saint Vincent University as an interdisciplinary course at the 300 level, taught by Dr. Susan Clark, Dr. David Monaghan and Dr. Rosemary Sampson. Other courses with an emphasis on women were introduced over the next few years in other departments at the University, along with a 100 level course taught by Dr. Frances Early in 1982. A major in Women's Studies was approved in 1984 and the department of Women's Studies was formed. An Honours degree in Women's Studies was offered in 1987. A joint Women's Studies Master's program was launched in September 1996 with Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie University. Dr. Susan Clark is credited to the growth of the Women's Studies program. In 1978 she became the Dean of Human and Professional Development and established the Institute for the Study of Women in 1981. Clark brought the publication Atlantis: A Women's Studies Journal to the university, and is responsible for the creation of the WomenÂ's Studies Chair and funding for library resources. Other early faculty members were Deborah Poff, who was a coordinator for the program and an Assistant Director for the Institute of the Study of Women in 1984 until 1991; Dr. Patricia Baker and Dr. Rhoda Zuk who were hired as cross appointers in 1989 and 1990 and Dr. Meredith Ralston the first full-time faculty member in the Women's Studies program in 1993. Some of the department's chairs over the years were Dr. Josette Deleas, Dr. Pat Baker and Dr. Meredith Ralston.

Skarstedt, Sonja
Personne · 1960-2009

Sonja Skarstedt (1960-2009) was born on October 2, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from McGill University. Skarstedt was the founder, publisher, and editor of the literary review Zymergy (1987 to 1991). This bi-annual periodical was the recipient of many Canada Council grants. As the creator she was involved in all aspects of the printing process, from editing the content, layout and design, typesetting and paste-ups, and promotion. She has published book reviews pseudonymously for Zymergy and The Montreal Gazette. In 1990 she founded Empyreal Press a small Canadian publishing company focused on poetry and short fiction. She was also a writer for the comic book Lincoln-16 with her husband Geoff Isherwood as the illustrator. Along with her written material Sonja also worked as a freelance editor and graphics illustrator. Her poetry was published in a variety of publications, including Scrivener (1981), The Antigonish Review (1983), Rolling Stone (1986), Poetry Canada Review (1986), and Canadian Literature (1991). Some of her illustrations were also featured in such publications as Poetry Canada Review (1989), and a portrait of Phyllis Webb on the cover of West Coast Line (1991). Additionally she published four books: Mythographies (1990), A Demolition Symphony (1995), Beautiful Chaos (2000), Saint Francis of Esplanade (2001), In the House of the Sun (2005). In 2007, she created the Skarwood Channel on the internet social media site, YouTube, featuring a series of short video productions. She died in 2009 after succumbing to cancer.

Collectivité

Chancel Guild members are appointed by the rector, and the guild operates independently of Parish Council, in consultation with the rector, to prepare the chancel area for all church services.

Halifax (N.S.). Retirement Committee
Collectivité · 1951 - 1996

The Retirement Committee (possibly also known as the Civic Employees Retirement Committee) was originally created in keeping with Section 2 of the Superannuation Plan of the City of Halifax, which was ratified by Chapter 67, Section 20 of the 1951 Statutes of Nova Scotia. The original committee consisted of: the Mayor; the Deputy Mayor; one alderman appointed by City Council; the Commissioner of Finance; and the City Solicitor.The function of the Committee was to decide all questions arising from the interpretation and administration of the City’s Superannuation Plan. The Committee was also responsible for establishing the investment policy to be followed by the trustees in administering the Superannuation Plan Trust Funds. This committee worked closely with the Superannuation Advisory Committee. The structure of the committee changed over the years and by 1995 it consisted of 13 members. Also by this time, the Committee was given the power to make recommendations to Council with respect to amendments to the Superannuation Plan.

Collectivité

The Public Health and Welfare Committee was established under the provisions of Section 109 of the 1931 Halifax City Charter and by Chapter 56 of the Acts of 1940, an Act to Amend the Law Relating to the City of Halifax. The committee took over the duties of the former Halifax City Health Board, the Charities Committee, and the Prison Committee. Initially composed of the mayor acting as chairman along with six aldermen appointed annually by council, the mandate of the committee was to care for the health of the city, which included providing support for the city’s poor in the city home and managing the city prison.

The duties and structure of the committee changed slightly over time.

By 1964 the committee consisted of seven aldermen and the mayor, and the duties of the committee had expanded to include the supervision and management of the Halifax Convalescent Hospital and the Halifax Health Centre; to furnish support for the city’s poor in the Basinview Home; to supervise and manage the Halifax Mental Hospital and Basinview Home (with four people appointed by the province). The committee also had the power to summon witnesses and to examine them under oath in respect of any matter pertaining to city departments under its supervision and management, in addition to all powers delegated to a local board of health under the Public Health Act.

Halifax (N.S.). Tuberculosis Hospital
Collectivité

Halifax's Tuberculosis Hospital operated from 1921 until about 1959. Opened to treat the increasing numbers of T.B. patients post World War I, the hospital was first managed by the city’s Charities Committee. In 1935 the City Health Board and the City Medical Officer, who were responsible for the managing of city hospitals and communicable diseases among other things, took over the facility’s management. In 1940 the Committee on Public Health and Welfare replaced the City Health Board which then became responsible for managing the hospital with the assistance of the City Medical Health and Welfare Officer. Sources

The Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1935, c. 48, s. 49, 473.