1985: Thursday, Mareh 24 THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Page 3 another square dance instruction class at the school on March 18. About 25 young people were present. Si. Patrick’s Day The instructors, Jean Giffin . and : Johnny Fraser, were assisted by Tea Well Attended Mrs. Don McKay. Mr. and Mrs. C. The St Patrick's day tea sponsored Pelkey, Ian Morrison and George Savage. by the P-TA proved very successful.| THE Public Health Nurse held About 60 persons were present to|the Well Baby and Immunization partake of the daintily served tea,) Clinic here on March 17. About 18 and to buy the aprons, towels, pot| children were present and 11 im- holders, cushions, ete. Around $59|munizations were given. - Was realized. MRS. HERB AULD will arrive — home this week from her vacation THE Young People’s Club held|in Honolulu. Mr. and Mrs, Thomas 160 MILE NEWS Auld will remain some time longer there. JUDGE HENRY CASTILLOU was @ visitor at the Lodge this week on his way north. MR. ARCHIBALD held church service at the home of Bob Hinsche on Sunday. There were two services. Correction— Wedding of Arthur Abbs Perery to Veda Best. Veda ‘Best is the youngest daughter of Mrs. George Hendricks and the late Mr. Orville Best. (incorrectly stated Mr. George Perrey.) Classified ads get results. Try one. FOR YOUR SPRING Consult us we have a complete line of Roofing _ Wall boards Paints Building Hardware Insulation Sash we can take care of all your Building Requirements H. J. Gardner @ Sons Ltd. Your Building Supply Dealer Plywood Chimney Blocks Doors, etc. Adults Look At Graduates. In Educational Panel Although they never reached any final decision the panel discussion on “Are we satisfied with the product of our schools” at last week’s Parent-Teacher Association resulted in some interesting opinions. to be courteous and will- Capably handled by Tom Larson, each member of the panel gave a five-minute discourse on their views on the subject. Opening the discussion, high school principal Tom Beames stated [ese he was not satisfied with the product of our schools. If we are | satisfiea, we should quit,” he said. “Education has not advanced to the point where it can say ‘there is a satisfactory product’.”” Summing up, Mr. Beames stated “The function of our schools is to train the young people that they can go forth from our high schools with a background of knowledge anu social experience which fits them to become useful, productive and thinking members of a community,” THOSA THREE R's Stewart Smith, superintendent of Lignum Ltd., spoke from a business- man’s point of view, complaining [that although students have poise | #nd self-assurance, they lack 2 thor- ough grounding in the three r’'s and utterly fail to come up_to the stand- ards of the business world. ‘ They cannot spell, sfmple arithmetic is beyond them. They are flippant and familiar, and Jack respect for others and their rights.” | Mr. Smith ended his talk by say- jing that greater emphasis should be placed in fundamental education. “The businessman in general ex- ; Pects an employee to spell correctly, |to know simple arithmetic thorough. |. to have a command of the English YOUR TELEPHONE COMPANY REPORTS— _ More Done in ‘54 Than Ever Before! —_ MORE PHONES IN SERVICE In-1954, the British Columbia Telephone Company broke all its previous telephone growth records by adding a total of 23,833 phones throughout ite system. The company's next best year from the standpoint of télephone gain was 1953, when 21,555 phones were added. MORE DOLLARS FOR EXPANSION improvements to $19,000,000 in company’s big gram continued, E: djitures on additions and facilities reached and all-time high of nearly 1954,. as the expansion pro- These ex- penditures exceeded those of any previous year by approxi- mately $3,500,000. MORE CALLS HANDLED Your telephone company handled an average of almost 1,800,000 local telephone calls and more than 30,000 long distance calle during each busi- ness day in the year. These figures top 1953’s records by more than 200,000 per day in the case of local calls, and more than 5,000 calle per day for long distance. MORE PAYRO ployere, with employees, the pany paid outari throughout the LL DOLLARS As one of B.C.’8 major em- close to 6,000 telephone com- ‘ecord $16,261,907 in wages and salaries last year —a material contribution to the economy of communities province. MORE MILES OF TELEPHONE WIRE Enough telephone wire to go more than twice around the ae ~” world! This is the record amount the B.C. Telephone Company added to its system last year in the form of aerial, under- ground and submarine cable, and open wire. MORE PROJECTS AHEAD its system-wid program. At th the company Projects totallin $30,000,000. The British Columbia Tele- phone Company is continuing le development e present time, has underway ¢ approximately AND WE'RE IN HIGH GEAR FOR THIS YEAR, TOO! BRITISH C OLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY ing to learn,” he said. Nigel Nixon, district supervisor of Social Welfare, chose a rather ab- stract theme for his-talk. A baby knows only his own demands, but as he grows the recognizes the right of others. His word widens and grows until he can realize his capabilities in a world-wide brotherhood of men. “The school is doing a good job and we should be satisfied with the growth of our young people.” Mr. Nixon stated. SATISFIED As the final member of the panel, Mrs. F. B. Bass spoke as a parent and said she was satisfied with the pro- duct of our schools. Mrs. Bass said that he liked the consolidation of our schools. Mrs. Bass said that she thought that the dormitory helped the students learn to live together. “I like-the subjects such as manual arts and home economies and would like to see forestry and agriculture added to the curriculum,” she said. Mrs. Bass’s final statement was that “Judging the young people: was a sign of old age.” In the question and answer period which followed, Mr. Beames said that many functions performed by the school are rightly and basically functions of the heme. ‘The Intro- duction of the course ‘Effective Liv- ing’ was taken under duress by the Dept. of Education because it felt that things that should be handled in the home were not being handled in the home. They felt it would be better handled in the classroom than in the lavatory,” Mr. Beames stated. In at least 60% of the homes of this district, these things are not being handled, he said. Mr. Beames also said that in form- er years, a student gradated with definite academic qualifications, But today the teacher is more concernei with the students individually, and the school is leaving it up to the em- ployer to find out if the student has the qualifications that he desires, The course “Health and Personal Development” came under much discussion; also religiogs teaching in the classroom, and juvenile de- ‘nquency. = TATLAYOKO LAKE NEWS Mrs. Haynes spent a few days visit- ing at Chilanko Forks Store before returning home March 23. SURPRISE visit by the Forestry Department was enjoyed by the Val- ley people when John Webb and Murray Taylor, (patrolmen for this and Chileo Lake district, stopped, in over night on business last week. MR. and MRS. GORDON COLE and small datighters Lynne and Shir- le were last weekend visitors at the Circle X. Residents of Williams Lake, they made the trip out in se- ven hours Friday, returning home Sunday afternoon after a short but most enjoyable visit. Gordon handles the McCulloch power saw business in Williams Lake. OLD ST, PATRICK HIMSELI couldn’t have been gayer than the dance held in his honour last Satur- day at Harry Haynes calyin. Difficult roads prevented the expected “full house” but the comfortably-sized local gather were pleased to have Terry Brunten, Bonnie Blatehford, Billy Robertson and Jack Ross of Tatla Lake added to their numbers. A riotous balloon dance was the high- light of the evening's entertainment. Hardest man to beat” was Gordon Cole, who with hig’ daughter Lynne as partner finally found themselves Dossessors of the only whole balloon. Their prize? More balloons. Coilee and refreshments were availiable at all times, with the revellers calling it a might at three in the anorning, YOUNG JOHNNY PURJUE. made 4 quick trip to Dr. Bothamley in Wil- liams Lake this week to have two teeth extracted. He enjoyed his visit to town so much that he ciaims ne could spare a few more teeth later. Ask For Legion Salutation Change A resolution to have the saluta- tion “comrade” dropped as a form of address to fellow members will be forwarded to the ~Provincal Com- mand of the Canadan Legion, by the local branch: of the Legion Aux- ilary. : Members at Monday's meeting were unanimous in their-distaste of the word, partly because of its use by Communists. The resolution; would be. brought up at the annual convention in Prince George May 29, 30, 31 and June-1st. It is hoped that ‘at least four mémbers of the lo branch will be. gttending the cox vention, A telephone court whist drive will be held March 30th to raise’ funds. Valley Folk Enjoy Hayfield “Rink” An ice-flooded hay field was the unusual site for a gay crowd of Tatlayoko folk Sunday, March 13. Six trucks lmed up on the field yielded “twelve adults and twenty- two younger folk. Everyone so in- clined got their chance to try out the ice, though there were only six pafr of skates amongst us. Toboggans and sleighs got a workout in the brilliant sunshine. Hit of the day was a game remotely resembling hockey played by the adults. Armed with green poplar clubs about four feet long, the two teams clubbed at a ‘puck’ of green poplar most of the time amd each other the rest of the time! A: hilarious afternoon termin- ate @und. a roaring log fire with servings of coffee. cake and sand- wiches. WHAT MRS. DELL HAYNES ex- pected to be an overnigrt stop at War Memorial Hospital March 4 turned into a two weeks stay for a thorough able but long winded— ‘is. the forgets “‘brevit: soul of wit.”.And ona party line, brief calls keep everyone -emilines BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE, COMPANY: 6 health check. Upon being released, a Good Rumbe? Columbus Rum the answer This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia.