INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE/ APRIL 17, 1991

 

Ralph
Stanton

 

 

 

 

Longtime Librarian Books Out Of
D.C., into S.F.U.

alph Stanton is leaving Douglas College for the uphill climb to the
W.A.C. Bennett Library at Simon Fraser University.

Stanton has been with the Douglas College Learning Resource Centre
since 1979 and is currently the Serials and Systems Librarian. His title in
the newly-created position at Simon Fraser is Collections Librarian.

Most of Stanton’s work will be in the gift and exchange department.
“Basically, I will be in charge of strengthening the library’s print collec-
tions,” he says. “It’s an exciting place to be. When you're dealing with
the donations of books, you never know what you'll come across. Often
some pretty rare items appear.”

Simon Fraser’s library system is expanding, with a new graduate
library and downtown campus library in the works, so Stanton will be
busy.

Ralph Stanton starts his new position on May 2. We wish him all the
best.

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Playing the Waiting
Game (continued from page 3)

ing team newsletters, making
phone calls and visiting schools,
all to sell the program.

“T just like to approach the stu-
dent directly and speak to them
one-on-one,” said Mawani. “That
way I can really see if they are in-
terested or if it’s going to bea
waste of time.”

At times, a visit may include ex-
punging rumours spread by other
recruiters.

“AA few seasons ago I heard
some people were coming up to
local students and saying that
‘Douglas isn’t even having a pro-
gram next year’, but it isn’t quite
that bad anymore,” said one
coach,

Then, as seasons tail off in
March and April, begins the busi-
ness of waiting. Coaches wait for
recruits to return calls. Students
wait for their grades, then they
wait for offers from B.C. univer-
sities or those “glamorous” U.S.
programs. There might be ap-
proaches from rival BCCAA col-
leges (who have been known to
offer pre-registration for a
boyfriend if they want you badly
enough) or Alberta institutions of-
fering substantial scholarships.

Finally, all the months of work
culminate in a session of decision-
making when faced with a gym
full of returning players, recruited
prospects and wannabe walk-ons.

“The toughest thing is when a
player commits verbally to your
program early and suddenly, at
the end of the summer, a few hot-
shots get interested and turn up at
the tryouts,” said Norman.

“But I tell everybody to work
out through the summer, and
while talent usually wins out, a
hotshot can be beaten by a good at-
titude and hard work.”

Or, at times, the inexact science
of recruitment is decided by hard
work itself.

“Thad one talented player come
out and when she saw our prac-
tices and the college work load,
she decided to hell with this, I’m
going to hairdressing school.” @