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F EDITORIALS |
Our Schools Aren't Good Enough.

Elsewhere in this issue will be found a report on
School accommodation conditions in Williams Lake.
It is not one in which we, as parents or taxpayers
can take very much pride. What it means, in effect, is

_ that here in a prosperous community in a prosperous
Province, we are content to relegate our educational
program to the horse and buggy days.

The report deals specifically with Williams Lake,
but the same conditions, or worse, can be found in other
centres in District 27.

At 100 Mile House, another fast growing com-
munity, there are, in addition to the main building,
classes being held in two one-room structures, neither
of which are equipped with electric light. Worst feature
at this school is a class of 24 youngsters who are sit.
ting at desks in the hallway of the main building
Naturally the space is not well lighted by classroom
standards, naturally it is crowded, naturally it is a
drafty compromise for a classroom since there are
double entrance doors at either end of the hall,

At Lac La Hache an extra classrom of students is
housed in a small log cabin that is not well heated.

At 150 Mile the School Board rents a barn, which
as barns go, is a fine structure, but as a classroom it
leaves much to be desired. It is hard to heat and has
a gloomy atmosphere with its high ceiling and hayloft
above.

At Canim Lake East, a school house was built
several years ago by the community for 15 students.
There are now 22 and conditions are so crowded the
teacher has difficulty moving between the desks.

At Riske Creek West a log cabin is used. It is
warm enough but there is no space for anything else
but desks. There is no cloakroom, and students coming
to school with wet clothing after playing in the snow,
must leave these garments outside on the porch.

Those are some of the highlights of the over-
crowding problem in our schools. It is high time a
building program was approved to Teplace the “horse
and buggy” school housing in District 27.

Voice An Opinion

Still on the subject of schools, we find ourselves in
accord with the recommendations on town school ac-
commodation made to the School Board last. week.

The elementary school is an old building, and the
construction of any new addition to the structure
would mean that a great deal of repair work would
have to be done at the same time to the original section.
It is still a useful building though, and could be made
into a worthwhile Schoo] Board headquarters.

If this suggestion is agreed to, the next step would
be considertation of either a new elementary school.

or following the recommendations of moving these
classes to the present high school and building a new
behind

structure forthe senior classes. The men
mendagion feel that the present hig ne
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Space necessary for a high school curriculum.
Projecting the plan further, the school inspector
and the town’s two school principals have suggested a
site on a portion of the planned airport subdivision. The
only objection here will probably come from the Pacific
Great Eastern Railway Company, whose officers spent
a considerable amount of money last year for a com-
munity planning service that has already segregated
this property into residential lots. The area has not
actually been surveyed, but it costs money just to reach
that stage.
Acceptance of the school plan will be ultimately
up to the School Board and the owner of the proposed
high school site, but the trustees should be given some
expression of opinion from the ratepayers. Think it
over and let your opinion be known.

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1 is.

Commercial, Spammercial !

The town criers are at it again because Christmas
has gotten so “commercial.” Commercial Spammercial!
What do they mean by it anyhow? If they mean the
interchange of goods or commodities, there’s nothing
So new about that. As long as we can remember, Christ-
mas has been a time of interchange, exchange and less
change. We can’t find any other “change” there.

If they mean the “For Sale” sign that hangs over
the holidays, can you imagine Christmas without it?
All year we’d be trying to make cologne in the bath
tub and turning down bridge games to labor over cross-
eyeing Argyles. (The last time WE made a gift, it cost
twice as much and wore out twice as fast as if we’d
saved our temper and bought it. We seem to have a
definite flair for dropping stitches, and none whatsoever
for knitting and purling them — so if it’s commercial
to mix Christmas in the bargain basement, so be it.)

To us, Christmas is a lot of things more important
than whether or not it’s commercial. It’s a time when
people go to church even if it IS only once a year. It’s a
time for memories and names we want to remember.
It’s a time when we think more about giving than get-
ting. Somehow, Christmas is a time to love and show
others we care. And it’s fun. It’s a time for parties and
visits and time off and for those who’d rather work
instead, it means a bit of profit.

For every business which depends upon Christmas
for the bulk of its yearly income, there’s a parent who
depends upon it to make the kids behave. Christmas is
“used” in lots of ways, why harp on the guys who just
Sell it? We concentrate on the “pick on” in Christmas
instead of the “pick up!’ We should notice instead how
everything is shiny and bright with effort, and the
inspiration of Essence de Christmas Tree. It will never
be matched by perfumes, or found in a dollar day sale.

Maybe Christmas is commercial because we want
it that way. Christmas began when a newborn King
brought the importance of love to earth. The Wise Men
worshipped Him with gifts. Then patron Saint Nicholas
came along, loving children and showing his love with
gifts — and a custom of gifting and giving evolved
during the-season of Christ’s birth. We could com-
mercialize on a lot worse things!

In fact, we have! We stack up terrific profits from
war and hate and greed, so what’s wrong with com-
mercializing a little good will? Maybe if we make
ENOUGH profit, the hopes of the Christ Child will be
realized. He asked only for Peace on Earth, Good Will
to Men! The manner in which we attained it’ was left
strictly up to us — but in view of the devious workings
of the minds of men, perhaps He knew that we must
first commercialize it to make it seem worth having.

—Sallydale in Indian River News, (Ind.)

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PoE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, BC.

By RJ. SCOTT
&

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_ From the Files of The Tribune

ONE
Januar

YEAR AGO
12, 195

Tenders have been called for
the constrnction on the new
bort site. The call is for bids on
a hard surface runway, 7000 ft.
by 200 ft.— Seventy-five per-
sons attended a farewell party
for former station agent George
Mableson— Alfred (Buff) Ham-
ilton, grandson of Gavin Hamil-
ton, Hudson's Bay Company fac-
tor passed away at War Mem-
rial Hospital. He was born at
150 Mile House— “Operation
Moosehorn" one of the largest
Peace-time military manoeuvers
undertaken in the Pacific North-
west swung by the town on its

ire

Way to Alaska— Most serious
blow to the likelihood of the
million and a quarter dollar
school ri was the action

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This and That

residents who annually light up
their houses and trees.

Whether the local curling club
builds a new rink or adds to
the present. structure, either sol-
ution will not come any too soon.
The two sheets are proving to-
tally inadequate for those who
want to take up the “roaring
game.”

The club's regular member-
ship has been held own to 20
rinks, but the enthusiastic over-
dow has gone into the new com-
mercial league, and with 16
rinks entered, there are others
who would like to get in.

Caught in the aqueeze play
are the ladies, who haye a stead-
ly growing membership in the
own club and would like more|
night playing time.

Not in as fortunate a position
's the main part of the Aren,
Skating {s still as popular
ever, but the crowds and
enue producing hockey hasu
made an appearance yet. With
the death (for the season
least) of the Central B.C. loop,
officials have found it difficult
o line up any scheduled play
Wn pther centres. What senior

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ftouring clubs.

One well-known Scotsman is
telling a Christmas etory en
himself. Seems he sent a festive
season card to a friend of his,
and forgot to affix the stamp.
His friend, also from the land of
the heather, removed the card
and then loked up the sender and
aanded the envelope back, point-
ing out the deficiency and ask-
ing for the eight cents postage
due,

Hope the Board of Trade re-
members to carry out a program
of Christmas lighting for the
town next year. Remember when
the big fir tree outside the Hos-
pittal used to show its colored
'ights for miles around? Bou-
quet should go to Tom Humble
‘nd his Power Commission lad-
lies for rallying around at @ late
date and repairing the strin
of colored lights over the stree
— these they could find. And
congratulations as well to :

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T

R , the youngsters are
back at school again. Winter
driving conditions make it im-|
erative to” exercise caution in
the vicinity: of schools.

Speaking of school zones, when
are we going to have a crack-
down on parking in front of the
Elementary School? One day we
counted eight vehicles in the
zone, two of them double-park-
ed. You can’t see the side of the|
road let alone any child that
might be waiting to dart across
the road.
—Clive Stangoe.

of directors of the Cariboo Cat-
tlemen's Association in putting
the 300-member group solidly
against it—
FIVE YEARS AGO
January 10, 1952
Alastair Mackenzie was elect-
ed chairman of the Board of Vil-
lage Commissioners— District 27
School Board is without the
service of a chairman to start
the new year. After a five-year
term Trustee Gardner Boultbee
refused to stand when his name
was proposed— Ray Flaherty of
the 93 Mile House suffered se-
vere back injuries when a diesel
motor backfired, throwing him
against the wall of the building,
knocking him unconscious—
‘TEN YEARS aGo
January 9, 1947
Bight local boys are taking

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Williams Lake Branch —

Felix Nicholson, Manager

100 Mile House Branch — D. A. M. Mars, Manager

THE CANADIAN BA

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ying instruction with Paramat-
ta Airways— The store and
stock of goods exceeding $15,000
the garage and new truck, and
the home of Mri-and Mrs. Lonis
Krause of Soda Creek was com-
pletely destroyed by fire—

TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 14, 1987
Several people in the Likely
district have had narrow es-
capes from cougars. Dan Dobson
Wvas prevented from leaving his
cabin for three days, as a cougar
lay in wait close to his cabin.
Dan was out of ammunition and
was formed to wait uatil the
animal left— Genuine Horse-
hide coats advertised for $7.50.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS aGo
January 13, 1932
Townspeople said good-byé to

Mr. Copley and Mrs. MeGreggor
and their families With the an-
nouncement that the Forestry
branch: office in town has been
closed indefinitely— Newly ap-
pointed officers of the local Elks
were installed at the Oliver
Theatre at a meeting which was
open to the public. ~

——— ee ee
Williams Lake Tribune

Established 1931 é
Clive Stangoe, Editor

Published every Wednesday
at Williams Lake, B.C., by the
Tribune Publishing Co,
Subscription: per year $2.50
Outside Canada 3.00
Advertising rates on application
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the wider range of financial protection he

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