gis Drifiy from Chemistry, Lawson Drake from Biology, Joe Rev— ell from Business Administration, and Ed Hilton from Athletics. And in immediate terms, the elected chairs were fortunately almost evenly split between St. Dunstan's and Prince of Wales: 11 came from SDU, 8 from PWC, and I from both — Sociology professor I C. lVIurphy, the old schools‘ only joint—appointment.” llie commit— tee of 20 chairs joined Baker in hammering out UPEl's academic plans for the fall, deciding that there would be two interim faculties, and selecting two interim deans, John Smith for Arts and Regis Dufiy for Science. Just as importantly, the chairs gave legitimacy to the decisions being made, and demonstrated that St. Dunstan's and Prince of Wales could come together to make the new university work.

The one issue upon which the chairs‘ committee could not reach agreement was UPEl’s location. How could little UPEI utilize both the SDU and PVVC campuses — and, given the emotions surround— ing the merger, how could it not? The St. Dunstan’s site was larger and more suited to expansion, and the province was currently ne— gotiating its purchase from the Catholic university's board (the sale would be completed in September, for $5.7 million)"I Since Prince of Wales was a public institution, the province already owned the property. To choose one campus over the other would undoubtedly convince supporters of the other school that the merger was in fact an occupation. Asked by the chairs to break their deadlock, Bak— er decided that it was best for UPEI to integrate the campuses as quickly as possible: for 1969—70, freshman classes (plus music and home economics) would be held at “the downtown campus," the old Prince of Wales, and all upper—year classes at “the l\{lalpeque cam— pus," St. Dunstan's.

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