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Vol. 2; No. 164
PRJNCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1958
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Education Royal Commission Here
Sweeping changes in B.C.'s rural school system were recommended today to the Royal Commission on education when it opened its hearing in Prince George.
Prince George District Teacher's Association, a federation of IGO-odd teachers in this area, urged that the
commission appoint a special committee to probe rural school problems.
The Royal Commission opened hearings in the government building at 9 a.m. today. Chairman of the body is Dean S. N. F. Chant of the University of B.C. STAFK IN GREASED NEKDKI)
F r a n k Snowsell a n d Alex Philip told the commission increases in staff, salaries and teaching facilities are needed in rural schools which comprise SO percent of the units in the Prince George school district.
"The large number of small rural schools underlines the necessity for still greater emphasis on teacher training," the brief said.
lie pointed out there urc several one-room schools staffed by persons with no teacher training whatsoever.
youngsfc'rs"straight Tvom college who struggle valiantly wlthi a task for which they are ii/ad-equately prepared," it stated.
Dean Chant said the brief was' "good and interesting." He asked Mr. Snowsell to read it aloud to afford the submission of a thorough review. OPINIONS CRITICISED
The brief also criticised what it claimed "superficial" and "dogmatic" opinions which have entered B.C.'s education system.
"We have too many persons, including university professors, expressing opinions on education which have not Jported by research," it been sui
said, it also _ .,., � , j - possible choice
� "�-' WH]% lternative paths of subjects and V*
in the schools. V
Danish system would be worth
"there is much applicable to our needs."
% Pre-requisites for university entrance should be abolished in favour of recommended courses for students planning on entering certain vocations.
in the field of teacher training it recommends having prospective teachers do practice teaching before going into training, it also called for better use of current teacher training facilities.
"We view with suspicision the tendency to overload teacher education with training courses and insist that wide academic and cultural qualifications are the most essential-pre-requisites for teaching," it stated.
The brief recommended that there should be a wide differential to compensate for isolation and disadvantages to living in isolated areas.
Teachers who remain on staff and give valuable service should be compensated by being advanced on the salary scale, an ar- teacher-
TORONTO � British Columbia's system of giving pedestrians the right-of-way at all intersections has caused more accidents than it prevented, says Ontario Deputy Transport Minister D. J. Collins.
lie was commenting on
a suggestion that Ontario
adopt the H.C. plan.
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LONDON � Zoo officials Wednesday night sent two bottles of rum for elephants Dumbo and Malina for their trip1 to Moscow.
"It's in case they get seasick." a zoo official said.
-They will be given the nun to keep up their strength if they can't eat."
Dumbo and' Malina arc being exchanged for two
pair of snow leopards.
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DENVER1 � What's a picnic without mustard?
Some Denver thieves who selected the pre-dawn of Labor Day to break Into a root beer drive-in ought to know.
Harold Morgan, the manager, said burglars stole 2Vfe gallons of ice cream. 12 pounds of hot dons, 2-1 pppsicles and 150 pennies.
The mustard was not uis turbed.
could not move to another district with having a reduction in salary.
One of the greatest needs in the Prince George � area is the adequate accommodations for teachers as well as adequate social and cultural associations.
The Prince George school district is geographically the largest in the province and with dozens of widely-scattered rural schools the problems of co-ordinating and supervising activities is a headache; added Mr. Snowsell.
"We feel that in this field there is urgent need for research to establish the facts of the situation in. the rural areas and to make recommendations to remedy deficiencies.
The brief was prepared by Sno\vsell,i Philip and .Mrs. Irene Moss.
Commission inspected several schools in the city last night and as soon as the hearings have concluded this afternoon it will tour rural schools north of here on the Hart Highway.
It, will hold a hearing at Burns Lake tomorrow and will travel to Smithers .for a silling �atur-.day before �.rcLu'rmris1 \ lo'-.-Van* 'couyer. ' I,''1-' ''�� ;"; '�'''��-'> '�'�
Beside Dean Chant, 'other' .members of the commission are K I'. Walrod, general manager 6� ]).C. Tree Fruits Ltd., and J. .!�:. Liersch, executive vice-president of the Powell River Co.
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Leading
DroVnatist
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Sydney ltffk, field supervisor of drama fov^the.UBC extension
Prince direct
department will be i George six weeks to three-act comedy.
Mrs. Pat Gqughj president of
the Prince George Players Club,
announced today Mr. Risk will
select a cast from members of
the Prince George Players and
the Catholic Drama group.
, The comedy will be presented
carlyWln .December:- Anyone in-
UTCitcd should call L.O. 4-2201.
��This is an excellent oppor
unity to be taught the essentials
it dramn, acting and directing bj
i vcr.V talented and experienced
ictor," Mrs. Gough said.
His time is very limited and he is booked for 12 months ahead, .so such an opportunity will �ot occur again for a long time."
Meanwhile, Prince George players win ilo|{i an annual meeting and election of officers Monday. Sepf. is, at S p.m./ ifl the plaj'house at 1735 Eighth avenue.
No-One At Kelowna From Prince George
The two most northern centres of the Okanogan
ariboo Trail Association � Prince George and Dawson
Creek � won't be represented at the annual convention.
The Prince George Board of Trade stated today that they were unable .to find anyone to represent them due to business commitments.
Alex Bowie, past president of the association is also unable to attend.
Dawson Creek is in the same situation as Prince Ueorge.
Close to 200 delegates from various other points in the Pacific Northwest will converge on Kelowna this week-end for the 2Gth annual convention of the association.
Delegates will come from towns and cities along the route of Highway !)7, which runs from Weed, Calif., to Dawson Creek, Mile 0 on the Alaska Highway.
Caravans of 40 to 50 cars will form at strategic-points north and south of the border. The group from northern B.C. will meet at Kamloops and will be escorted by RCMP to Kelowna.
Prince Georges Two Lovely Ladies
Only One More Centennial JDo'
It's all over bar (he shouting as far as Prince George's centennial celebrations are concerned. ..,.
After a busy summer, the Prince George Centennial Committee has only one more item on their list to present.
That will be the visit of Mart Kenny and his Western Gentlemen on October 11th.
The famous Canadian band leader will put his show on cither at the Coliseum or the Civic Centre.
But, the Centennial Committee wil continue to function until the end of the year to take care of any last minute events that may be decided upon.
Softball League Banquet and Dance
Players and members of the Prince George Softball League will hold their First Annual Softball Banquet and Dance Saturday night
The finale of the successful softball season will be held in the CCF Hall starting at G:30.
ELIZABETH, N.J. � A clerk at the traffic violations desk at police headquarters here li a d enough. He posted a sign over the window:
The tickets were issued Hut licit by us. So don't como here AXD FUME AM) PUSS.
PRINCE GEORGE is rightly proud of these two lovely
young ladies who are very much in the public eye
just now. Beth Olts, 1!>, of KJ01 Oak (on left) was
runner-up in the all-B.C. talent contest, the finals of greens, taken during her recent trip to Kelowna.
which were held last week-end at the PNE. Beth is
a scriptwriter at CKPG is pictured back at work after her Vancouver success. Right is a new portrait of lovely Lynn Alexander, Queen Aurora of the Ever-
Fined For Leaving Keys In Car
Don't leave the, Keys in,your car or you can c-jcpect. trouble from more than one direction. . _ .Police .say you are. only inviting theft. But sometimes the police got, there before the thief.
Yesterday Stanley Heavyside and Jacob Douglas irietcher were convicted of leaving keys hi unattended automobiles.Doth were fined $25 and costs.
A new section of the Criminal Code prohibits leaving cars unattended with keys in the switch.
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A Prince George man yesterday was sentenced to a year imprisonment, on a charge of having possession of a quantity of stolen goods.
John George Lowery, who resided on the old Summit Lake road, pleaded guilty to the charge before Judge C. W. Morrow in County Court.
He hud possession of a collection of household effects a n d equipment.
CAPITAL CHOICE
Queen Vctoria picked Ottawa in 1857 to be the permanent seat of the legislature of Upper and Lower Canada.
Kiwanis To Benefit
Car Bingo Set For Coliseum Saturday
The Kiwanis Club of Prince George, under the auspices of the Service Club Qouncil, will hold a giant car bingo at the Coliseum Saturday evening.
Top prize of the bingo will be a 1!I5S Meteor Niagara two-door sedan.
The three-dollar ticket entitles a person to participate in all 15 .games.
All games arc worth .$100 except those for the car and a special .$500 prize.
Between the seventh and eigth games, their will be a mystery draw.
All proceeds go to the central fund of the service club
council, who makes the rules and controls tliu running of the bingo.
Half of the money is given to the city to help pay off the .$25,000 the service clubs pledged to help build the Coliseum.
The other half of the money is divided up by the five clubs involved � Kiwanis, Kinsmen, Ilotary, Lions and Gyro.
U.S. Coast Guard Investigates Accident
The U.S. coast guard opened an investigation in Seattle Wednesday into the collision of a fish packer and a barge which caused two deaths by drowning Sunday.
The packing boat Shiiiu, based at Prince Rupert, and a barge tpwed by a U.S.tug, the Captain, collided in Crenyilic Channel 30 �iviiles.fioiith -of;.Rr'ttice flu-perl. � � ' � Ipi'oAvnec) wore cToirp Cojfp and Chester Huslu'ns, c re, win en aboard the Shirlu.
Skipper Webster Pierce of the packer was tuk'qn aboard the U.S. freighter Del.fan, which put in at Prince Rupert before continuing its 'voyage to Sitka. Pierce was suffering from shock.
The Shirlu was towed ashore by a seiner. The tug continued Its southbound trip and reached Seattle Wednesday.
An example of the use of the money is the Senior Citizens Home sponsored by the ilotary Club.
All the clubs in Prince George donated the money they made in two years of bingo to the Rotary for this venture � except the Kinsmen.
The Kinsmen used their money for a Childrens Camp at Mc-Leod Lake.
The Gyro Club also used money made by the Bingos to build the Little League Stadium.
The Kiwanis hope to have a good turnout at the Saturday's bingo. The last bingo was not too well attended due to the many events going on at the time.
Octobers bingo will be organized by the Lions Club.
� JvELOWNA� Apple Starrest liniB hns iii-vivPfl. ' ,
First iairlrtnif-chard lands, has brightened the dollar prospects considerably. �_'. ' *
THE ROYAL COMMISSION into B.C. education opened its Prince George hearing in the Government building this morning. Commission chairman Dean Chant des-t
cribed the local teachers hard-hitting brief as "good
and interesting" and asked that it be read aloud for all to hear.
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Auction Cheaper Than Tree, Farm Licences
VANCOUVER � A lumber company said Wednesday it gets timber through. government auctions cheaper than through its tree farm licence.
The Tahsis Company Limited said in a brief to Gordon Sloan, provincial government forestry adviser, that it costs between $.1.50 and $2 a thousand board feel more to log on a tree farm licence than to log through (he government crown timber sales.
Mr. Sloan is holding an inquiry to decide whether holders of tree farm licences, formerly known as forest management licences, have unfair advantage in bidding at the government auctions.
The Tahsis company said the cheapest crown timber it harvests ?.t the moment is in the Kyuquot public working circle and not on its tree farm licence.
It could therefore see no reason why further penalties should be placed on tree farm licence holders.
The firm listed among obligations of free farm licence holders the cost of fircfighting,, of protection against pests and disease and of the elaborate patch system of logging.