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SECOND FRONT

Williams Lake, B.C., Wednesday, March 19, 1958

SECOND FRONT

THE CRITICS CRY ‘WOLF’ AT
SCHOOLBOY CURLING

In the last 10 years, curling among schoolboys
has become so popular that over 60,000 lads in
Canada are now addicts of the ‘‘roaring game.”
School curling has achieved national prominence and
a great deal of publicity. The obvious reason for
the ever-mounting interest among schoolboys for
curling is clear. It is now the only school sport that
declares its national champions each year.

When any movement grows

ig and important, there are|°"tics re honest in their
always an increasing number of |™Otves, but I challenge the
erities sniping at it. The|?°#80ing and the premises on

majority of these seem to be{Which they base their conclu-
numbered among the education-|sions. First they say, “Why
alists who, as members of pro-|should curling be the only school
yineial school athletic associa-|sport with academic - controls?
tions, think they see a dire and|Are you satisfied with just any
sinister influence dragging the|Kind of student—including
boys out of reach of their con-| failures—representing his school
trol. They claim that they are|and province?” It is true that
not opposed to school curling| the boys must play in the curl-
within provincial boundaries, but|ing rinks ouiside the school
they arm themselves with a|premises and also outside of
score of pedanic moralisms to|school hours, but in the great
convince themselves more than| majority of cases, teachers are
others, that curling at the|in charge. As for failures repre-
national level is little better senting schools, here is exactly
wan encouraging juvenile de-|where the teacher and principal
lnauency. can use curling as an incentive

As an educator of 20 years’|for better school marks. The
experience, I admit. that the | school has the right to insist

ruary this year,

on any academic standard it re-
quires before allowing a boy to
enter the provincial playdowns.
If failures have represented any
school or province, the blame
can be laid right in the princi-
pal's lap, for it is he or she who
must sign the entry form. By
insisting on adequate school
marks, the teacher wields a far
greater pursausive force than
that of the old-fashioned
shillelagh.

The members of the central
committee of the Musical Festi-
val met last week with
a special committee of PT-A
members to form the Central
Cariboo Musical Festival spon-
sorship committee. Representa-
tives were present from Glen-
PLAYOFFS NECESSARY dale, Skyline, Williams Lake
Next the — educationalists| Elementary, Williams Lake Jr.
counter with, “A Dominion play-|Sr. High and the 150/Mile P-TA.
off is not necessary to preserve! Mrs..T. G. Adair was named
schoolboy curling.” How wrong| chairman of the committee and
can they get! Where was school| yrs, 17, Neufeld was named sec-
curling before the Canadian] retary,
playoffs started? Where would] i. necting
football be without the Grey]i,0 Cepress pt
Cup; hockey without the Stanm-| oF rie
ley, Allen or Memorial Cups: |e neta tor
men’s curling without the Brier? |“ 100) V's and 19. The exer-
Within 10 years, school curling) -s545 ali day Friday will be held
yee eee eee ak in the High School )Auditorium
or regional level. The Canadian Do van pataietee acre
shoal Tie isthe Dl at he oaeocown apie
superhuman endeavour. ‘There- | 22 Held all day in the Bike Halt.
fore the goal on it should be|=ZVetme programs will be held
High: Just Tike. that’ 100 margs|Piday ang Saturday in: the Bike
in geametry, so that supreme|'#ll-
effort in the face of stiff competi-| Mrs. Nestor Johnson
tion is necessary to achieve it,|"amed conyénor of the steward-
Edueationalists have gone far|Ship committee. This large group
enough through so-called pro-|f helpérs miist act as stewards
gressive measures in education /4irecting people to the various
to eliminate competition and re-| Sections, be on dutyjat the doors
duce the hazards in achieving|for the sessions, take tickets.
academic standards. Let’s leave|keep order and generally be
this dream of the kid curlers|Teady to help with the many
be and use it instead as a strong| Jobs this large undertaking en-
and unyielding prop to bolster|tails. There will be more work
the educational level of the boys|this year owing to the teachers
who want to curl. being occupied with regular
‘The next blast suggests that a] Cases for thre first day. :
team of boys should not lose a| The Central Committee will
week of precious school time to|°
attend the Dominion playdowns.| While in the capital of Prince
Five days of school lost by four|Bdward Island, there lads from
boys out of 8,000 in Alberta; |every Canadian province will be
four out of 20,000 in Saskat-| fraternizing with éach other and
chewan; four out of 3,000 in/‘experiencing the same feeling as
Ontario? Yes, only four boys|the-fathers of our great country.
from each province who, in Feb-|No wonder that they will stand
flew to Ose Braktly at attention when sing-

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Sponsorship Committee Formed
For Central Cariboo Festival

do the arranging of the pro-
grams. Adjudicating will com-
mence at 9 o‘clock each morn-
ing.

It has been suggested that the
square dancing and pianoforte
as well as the local bands per-
form on Friday evening, but
plans are not definite until a
schedule is drawn up. The com-
mittee is trying to keep Satur-
day evening for the recipients
of highest marks and awards to
give their return performance.
With Mrs. H. Dell being nam-
ed lunch convenor, plans are
underway for emergency lunches
for both children and adults on

:| both Friday and Saturday noon-

hours.
Mrs, G. Adair was also nam-
ed to serve on the hospitality
committee as chairman. It is
hoped to arrange a luncheon or
dinner for the three adjudica-
tors, Miss I. Shepperd of Kam-
loops and Mrs, J. B. Ringwood
and Mrs. D. Stevenson, Williams

Lake.

Some discussion centered
about the great deal of noise
last year from rolling pop bot-

tles during the evening perform-
ance. The committee hopes to
eliminate this.

Mrs. F. B. Bass was named
courtesy convenor, also in
charge of hilleting.

It was decided to approach
the town’s service clubs and

” There’ ‘Ss more to ‘the B.C. centenary celebrativas than bis-
torical pageantry as these girls are out to prove. They're Bar-
bara More, left, and Majory Gran and their dance is the can-
can, which was familiar to B.C. dance halls as well as Paris ab
the turn of the century. aaiaest

Since 1946, 1,500,000 people
have been added to Ontario's
population.

Close to 40 percent of immi-
grants entering Canada during
1957 were in the mantfacturing
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Bonds in 1957 were up 27 per-
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