. PAGE Dg ; The continuing education scene __ By Hugh Power . "| INTERIM TEST FOR GED: < April 19-20 has been set as an’ interim GED test session to ‘held in Terrace! mo : For those people who : “applied to write on March 1, but’ were unable to make it, you’ “may wrile.on April 19 without any further charge. However,” -you must contact The: Examinations . Branch, Department of Educaticn, 716 Courtenay Streel, Victoria, B.C, “in order that they can prepare, “your tests for this session. If you have applied, bul were too _ -datefor the March 1 session, you _should be notified by April 9 by ‘the Department of Education, -loreportior the April 19 testing ‘session. a . For those people who wish to ‘apply for the first time, you : must, get your application in Lo- -victoria by the first week in April, GED test allows adults to --oblaiti a certificate stating they ‘have the equivalent of a Grade +12 education by having them ‘write and pass fiye lests (given at the GED test session). For . ‘application forms apd further ‘information please conlact in‘ ’+Kilimal, Mrs. Blix, at 692-3555 ‘or in Terrace conlact Hugh ‘Power. al’ 635-6531 or 635-3833, ADMISSION TO UNIVERSITY : One of the first questions asked regarding the GED tests. and certificate is, will il guarantee admission to university? All the universities, . as wellas the regional colleges, accept adults: as Mature Students, What is a MATURE ‘STUDENT? The mature student is defined as a person aver 19 years of age, who has been out of-school more than a year, Colleges and universities throughout Canada have found that many people, who have had lo stop their education for one reason or another, do an ex- . cellent job when given ‘the’: ‘opportunity to continue. Therefore, anyone over 19 can attend university regardless of their previous academic background. However, they may have to take certain high school courses in the field they want lo enler, e.g. math or science, to oblain lhe necessary background to. handle the university courses. The GED tests will help in the counselling of sludents, especially as the tests become more familiar to. the universities and .calleges: - "*- Conference - - Douglas J, McLeod, Terrace, “recently returned from Toronto “where he attended a ‘special . educational conference at the “head office of The Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada. He; was. ariong tt life un- derwriters selected from the company's branches aeross Canada and in its southern and U.S. divisions. Mr. McLeod was in Toronte from March 3 to March B. . [Hea a > 1! )The horsefly {s one of the fastest insect fliers. It can soar|. “: Tthrough the air at the rate of 31% miles an hour. a | . DISTRICT OF TERRACE, 7 PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT . Skating — - - Wednesday: March 13 12-2. General Skating (Pre- 9390-430 - 12 and Under - fr. 4145-8245 - General Skating Friday March 157 -@1lam - General Skating (Pre-Schoolers FREE) se 7:15-9:15 em - Students & Adults ae Saturday March. 16 <.” §:15-7pm’- General skating . °* sunday March 17 $:307:30pm - Family Skating e-lopm - Adutis ONLY — Monday March 18 10:15-T2noon - General Skating (Pre-Schoolers FREE) ~~ a Tuesday. March 12 Schoolers FREE) wed, early morning hours of the ‘- where Friday and is believed to have. - INCOURT Rejean LeChasseur, 37, fined $300" for ‘driving. with. blood- alcohol ralio over .8 percent. - Terry Rhodes 33, fined $250 on a charge of impaired driving. Antly Fenrick, 18, fined $36 for minor in- possession of alcohol, Join Kale, 23, fined $20 for drinking in a public place _T, Adams 16, given a four month suspended sentence for being minor in possession’ of alcohol. . , Ken Senger, 25, fined $900 for over .8 percent Alaide Aubut, 35, fined $400 for refusing to provide a breath’ sample Phillip Burgh, 49, fined $450 for impaired driving. 5 Robert Wase, 18, fined $50 for possession af a cannabis resin. CGRRECTION © Regarding an aceldent reported ‘in this column last week, IL was Rosemary Bampi, not Rosemain Bampi, and she -was not charged in the accident. _ The second. driver Alcide Aubut, was the driver charged. We apologize for any in- convenience. . BREAK IN AT “TRAILER -- AS a result of a break-in at a trailer at "The Motel’ Saturday ~ night, two adulls and three juveniles. have been ap- prehended by Terrace RCMP, $100 worthof personal property iaken from the trailer has ‘also been recovered. “ HOUSE ENTERED A home on Agar Avenue was “broken inlo Sunday morning and a total of $191.85 worth of° property removed. It'was later ~ recovered bul as yet no charges have been laid in connection with the break-in, : RUMP SEEK TRUCK Terrace RCMP have their collective eyes peeled for a 1968 GMC pick-up ruck that was stolen fromthe Skeena ..Auto Metal yard -on the: night of Friday, March 91h or during the ninth. - . The truck is red and white,- has a Gem-top camper on the box and one or more boat racks aliached, ; ; ATTEMPTED ENTERING | * Jack Cook of Terrace In-. - ieriors, reported to Terrace’ friday” that ! his < premises “on - in Lazelle Avenue had al "entered during: the 1 ast.been... A The ~ only damage, was $10.lo d door wthe entrants-ta-be ° made their unsucessful at- tempt!" oo, . SWIMMING POOL |’: _ oct + ENTERED. | C.M. Laursen Contracting, hard at work on the Terrace. Swimming Pool, report the: . theft of a $185 air gun from that” site... The, theft was reported following too close afler "his vehicle struck the area of another, driven by Rene Léssier” also of Terrace.. The accident occured Friday. . ICECAUSE — - MIS-HAP . Herminia Gonclaves was’ attempting a right turn from Haugland to Tetrault also on . D, TERRACE, B.C. Friday when his vehicle -hit icy palch.and slid into another * driven by Jospeh Huber. . The Huber vehicle was leaving the — stop.sign'en Tetraull. There were about $825 worth of damages as the result of the callizivn, No charges have been Problems in Class. Size Reduction _ BCSTA president Pal ‘Walsh, expressed the fear Tuesday that the Department of Education's policy on reducing the pupil- leacher ratio by next Fall will pose an impossible task for school boards in B.C. — ’ “Hirst of all, L have serious doubts thal there are enough competent teachers available in all of Canada to staff the extra classes,’ said Walsh. . “Secondly, there -is na possible way we can provide (he extra classruoms by Sep- tember, which raises the possibility of going on shifls to reduce class sizes. “And thirdly, since beards won't be told. how many teachers they. can hire. until _afler a survey is completed, it may be Loo late Lo hire teachers, eilher in B.C,, Canada, ‘or abroad,” . : "Walsh said that without reducing. the ‘pupil-teacher ralio, ‘B.C... would ' still need aboul 1,000 new teachers: in September, 1974, The one-year reduction anticipated in the pupil-leacher ratioas a result of “the Minister of Education's announcement would create a need for an additional 1,600 teachers. ” . “We may very well be facing a situation similar to what existed several years ago, where: school. boards were desperately looking :for any teacher al all to, shove into a classroom, . regardless qualifications or competence,"’ he said, * . “] certainly don’t think this state of affairs would improve the level of instruction in our schools, as the proponents of reduced class ¢lze stale, It would have the onposile effect. It would lower tie level of in- slruclion and increase the number of sub-standard teaching: locations in - our . schools.” | 7s* ae “The: BCSTA (hat this headlong rush toward: : stialler classes could be doing’a disservice lostudents, teachers, parents and school boards. ‘He said the: Teachers” Em- ployment Service ‘is gearing | itself up to do the best job possible lo recruit leachers for B.C. school boards, ‘including the: possibility of advertising Canada-wide. — a of " president ssaid - ! GASOLINE HEALTH HAZARD . Cansumers’ Association of Canada reports that motorists risk serious injury and possible death if (hey use their mouth to siphon gas from one cat’s gas tanktoanother, Ifa mouthfyl of gas is swallowed, nausea and vorniting may resylt, Serious - lung damage can be caused by sucking the ga’ into (he lungs, If iLig necessary lo siphon gas, use a small: mechanical siphon or hand pump, available at auto and marine supply stores. Environmental, Liason Committee | .: Highways Minister Graham Lea has announced that in- conjunction with the Honourable - Jack Radford, Minister of - Recreation and Conservation, an En- vironmental Liaison Committee has been sel up belween their respective departments. Organized at the Associate. ° Deputy -Minister level, the | Coniniittee will Work ‘towards ~ foger liaison: between the High ‘ways Departmént and the Fish and: Wildlife and Parks. Brnahe of the Recreationa and Con- servation Department. Covering all aspects of the planning, design, construction . and maintenance. of highways, ihe Committee will: ensure maxiumum. protection of wildlife and its habitat and reduction: of environmental ~» taken place during. the night. “<4336.9:30pm'= General Skating *-*, Trigo's Shues on ‘Kalum was Tickets are now available for the Capilano lee Show March 22 4 23 at the Terrace Recreation - Offices, Terrace Arena Monday to Friday 9-12, 1- 5, For more information please cal! 635-2042. | SHOE STURE oN TERED - also entered during the week » but! to this. writing nothing has - heen reported stolen, ”. MAN CHARGED . - A. Mr. Marhauer of Terrace’ has beencharged with following 100 close following an accident Friday on Agar. Slreet which resulled in $250. worth .of ’. damages... The ather driver - involved was a Mr. Abel Brown. No details have been released as yel, . a ANOTHER CHARGE ‘ Mervin Yargeau of Terrace will also face charges of , \ MEDICAL RESEARCH - Consumers’. Association of ‘Canada reports thal federal - government. expenditures for health science research totalled, $63.1 mitlion in 1971-72, an in- ” . erease of $8.3 million over the previous year. - The Medical. Research Council received $35.6 the Department of Health and Welfarg,- $27.2 million and the Department of . Veterans Al- fairs, $0.3 million. Research is | aaa also “funded directly by provincial governments and through councils and. foun - ’ dations. CAC National Office is located at 100 Gloucester Street, Ollawa. | : ’ Drop in and take a look at the selection GLASS CANOES BY FRONTIERSMAN “Terrace Equipment Sale 5 ree _ WOOD-CANVAS s Ltd. PHONE 636-6384 . BY CHESTNUT damage, particularly in Pravincial Park. - Improved lines of com- municalian and co-operation will be established, not only at . the. head offices of the lwo departments in Victoria, bul at the regional and district level as “well, lo ensure thal local per- “sonnel of both departments work. logelher, for the best. : 1973 Vega. Station Wagon, One owner, Low mileage 1973 Sprint ~ . s4gq5 Pickup V8, PS, PB, Bucket seats, OneQwnar | FP” tae 1972 Ford ‘4 Ton Pickup, VB Auto 1972 Fargo B 4 Whee! Drive, Va, @ Speed possible soluliong lo en- vironmental problems. > The Committee wilt also strengthen and extend existing liaison wilh | olher — en- vironmental agencies. . These include Environment Canada, the Water Resources Service of the Department of Lands, Foresls and Waler Resources, and the Archaeological Ad- visury Board of Brillsh Columbia. . , 9319 00 a : 99306" "9295" u aor. 1971 Plymouthi#:$1995° | | 1971 Mazda Pickup with Canopy land Ladder Racks, Datsun 1970 Datsun 1870 “Sedan Station Wagon 1970 G.M.C. ‘vq Ton Pickup VB Auto, PB, PS ‘ 1 669 Chev new paint job 4 Door Sedan, Ve Auto, Pa, PS, Radio, 1969 G.M.C. Pickup 6 Cyl, “4 Speed. 1969 G.M.C. ‘4 Ton, 4 Wheel drive, Fully equip. Low mileage $1950" 4 595" $1685" 2395" 1795" | $1595" 2795" J "WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1974 ‘Two Moose in trouble _ Pictured above are two moose, a cow and her calf, which walked into the Skeena River near ‘Ted Hidber's place at Frank’s Dairy late Sunday afternoon, Mr. Hidber felt that the moose had been - chased from the fores ) noticed thé animals, the calf was all but submerged in deep water i “mi River'and remained there for most of the night. _Monda: they were gone, presumably back into the woods. vt ¢ by wolves and reported that when he first id-stream. They made their way back to the cast bank of the ¥ morning Annual Hospital Meeting Terrace’ and District Hospitab Hospital. Saciely The annual meeting of the in ihe Assembly Room at the will. take place, on urged to attend March 20 beginning at 8:00 p.m. ~ SUPPORT THE KINSMEN'S SKATE-A-THON SUNDAY 31st. MARCH 1974 Cr a re 1966 GMC. Pickup — 250°" 1969 Plymouth. s1795° Vi Auto, PS, PB All members are OT 1968 Envoy on 295° 5 1968 Datsun = oy 195% 1967 Ford = ggg | #195" "1968 Chev LS 195" 9495°° 1966 Chey $295" 1963 Chev Il 195° 1963 Buick 1963: Chev Pickup s4g5e° Sedan Vé Auto Ps, [Pb 1965 Meteor Cyl Standard =; 1961 Ford Wagon «gge rORS LTD. _ 635-4941 wh ’ TERRACE B.S,